Today’s NHL schedule sees the Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes in what should be an entertaining match at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON. If you plan to watch Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Maple Leafs vs Hurricanes match preview.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes
The Toronto Maple Leafs go into this one with a 44% points percentage, and naturally as underdogs against the Hurricanes. Ron Wilson will be sure to keep an eye on how their Southeast division foes collected 34 points in 34 games played this season but he will know that a lot of it will come down to containing Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen. The Toronto goal differential is -0.71 this season (good for number 28 in the NHL), but not as good as the Carolina Hurricanes’s negative goal margin of -0.29 in the 2010-2011 NHL season.
Playing on the road, the Hurricanes will need to play to their strengths and their 122 times short handed is their strongest statistical attribute (and 5th best in the whole league in that area). Paul Maurice’s team is 15-15 this season and today will hope to improve their 34 point total to climb further up in the standings.
Toronto are number 1 in the league in the ‘times short handed’ departement and Paul Maurice and his coaching staff will therefore certainly want to balance out Toronto’s 107 times short handed this season. The Maple Leafs have a 67% winning percentage when leading after the first period, so getting off to a good start will be important.The fans in the Air Canada Centre are in for a treat today and if you want to join them and watch Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes online live streaming on NHL ‘Center Ice’ or on your TV – then make sure to tune in at 19:00 ET today.