Back on February 22nd, the Maple Leafs hosted the Hurricanes and defeated them 6-3. This afternoon is the rematch at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, and that building has been a very bad place for teams to visit if they defeated the Hurricanes in their own arena in their most recent meeting from earlier this season. Let's take a look at just how bad...
The Hurricanes lost 4-3 in St. Louis on October 19th. They hosted the Blues on November 17th and beat them 4-1.
The Hurricanes lost 6-4 in Colorado on November 9th. They hosted the Avs on December 5th and beat them 5-3.
The Hurricanes lost 4-1 in Utah on November 13th. They hosted The Hockey Club on February 8th and beat them 7-3.
The Hurricanes lost 5-4 in Columbus on November 23rd. They hosted the Blue Jackets on December 15th and beat them 4-1.
The Hurricanes lost 4-3 on Long Island on December 7th. They hosted the Islanders on December 17th and beat them 4-0.
The Hurricanes lost 5-2 in Nashville on December 23rd. The Hurricanes hosted the Predators on March 25th and lost 3-1.
The Hurricanes lost 4-2 in New Jersey on December 27th. The Hurricanes hosted the Devils the next night and beat them 5-2.
The Hurricanes lost 4-3 in Columbus on December 31st. The Hurricanes hosted the Blue Jackets on January 23rd and beat them 7-3.
The Hurricanes lost 3-2 in Tampa Bay on January 7th. The Hurricanes hosted the Lightning on March 11th and beat them 4-1.
The Hurricanes lost 4-2 in Buffalo on January 15th. The Hurricanes hosted the Sabres on February 27th and beat them 5-2.
The Hurricanes lost 3-2 on Long Island on January 25th. The Hurricanes hosted the Islanders on March 30th and beat them 6-4.
The Hurricanes lost 4-0 in Montreal on February 25th. The Hurricanes hosted the Canadiens on March 28th and beat them 4-1.
The Hurricanes lost 3-1 in Washington on December 20th. The Hurricanes hosted the Capitals on April 2nd and beat them 5-1.
That's a killer 12-1 record at home, covering the puckline in all twelve wins and winning those games by an average of 3.2 goals per game. But the Hurricanes played yesterday. Did they play without rest in any of those revenge games listed above? Yes, twice. Just like this weekend, they hosted Saturday and Sunday games on November 16th and 17th, defeating the Blues 4-1 on the 17th. On December 27th and 28th, they played a home-and-home series against the Devils, losing 4-2 in New Jersey and defeating them 5-2 in Raleigh the next night.
The Maple Leafs also played yesterday, and they'll be playing with 4 hours fewer rest than the Hurricanes whose game yesterday vs. the Rangers began at 3:07pm ET. The Leafs are 9-6 this season in the second of back-to-backs, including 6-3 on the road (and 4-0 their last four). The Maple Leafs won last night at home in overtime 1-0 and have now won 6 of their last 7. Goalies Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll have combined to allow just 10 goals in those 7 games.
The Maple Leafs sit atop the Atlantic Division with 102 points but haven't quite clinched it as Florida and Tampa Bay both have 98 points. A loss to the Hurricanes today will allow Carolina to get within one point of Toronto in pursuit of the second seed in the East.
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