NHL roundup: Carolina Hurricanes edge Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime

[p]Despite the sheer contrst in the teams' positions in the Eastern Conference, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-maple-leafs/ShE7Z8G3/"]Leafs[/a] gave the Canes all they could handle. In the end, the away team [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/toronto-maple-leafs-ShE7Z8G3/?mid=ptdGTdUH"]ran away 4-3 winners in overtime[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joshua-dakota/MFTczRtM/"]Dakota Joshua[/a] got the Buds on the board first midway through the first, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina[/a] to fire back with two goals to take a lead in the middle of the second through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/staal-jordan/nybJM7z7/"]Jordan Staal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-eric/GGRRCXMA/"]Eric Robinson[/a].[/p][embed guid="676dca82-3443-4ba0-b720-88e9d4c1451d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMkM4Ts3Ps&pp=ygUDbmhs0gcJCcUKAYcqIYzv" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Leafs had an answer to that moments later, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavares-john/tCKT8ZmH/"]John Tavares[/a] tied the game at two. However, the Hurricanes still went into the scond intermission ahead thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-k-andre/fBnCdIsh/"]K'Andre Miller[/a]'s shorthanded goal.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nylander-william/AJbnjbw2/"]William Nylander[/a] forced overtime when the Swede converted his chance with 6:10 left in regulation. In the end, the Canes needed just 41 seconds of the extra frame before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nikishin-alexander/vy8C6iYL/"]Alexander Nikishin[/a] ended the game.[/p][p]Carolina remain on top of the Eastern Conference with their third win in their last four. The Leafs, meanwhile, are second to bottom, having conceded a whopping 245 goals. [/p][p]Elsewhere, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado Avalanche[/a] got back to winning ways [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-A1kbmKeg/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/?mid=UgwPHp0l"]with a 4-1 defeat[/a] of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-blackhawks/A1kbmKeg/"]Chicago Blackhawks[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/necas-martin/lMcuOznA/"]Martin Necas[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nelson-brock/0lwG9VI6/"]Brock Nelson[/a] got the guests in front in the opening period, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kadri-nazem/SvDyIhqL/"]Nazem Kadri[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nichushkin-valeri/rJT88lo8/"]Valeri Nichushkin[/a] rounding out the scoring after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaiser-wyatt/dEig5dKq/"]Wyatt Kaiser[/a] got the Blackhawks on the board.[/p][embed guid="749d3080-14f4-4472-8834-b7995fc81c0f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TvRcCNrcGI&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Anaheim Ducks[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/utah-mammoth-hnwxhtVp/?mid=j9RXFOU0"]also won 4-1 in their game[/a] away to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utah-mammoth/hnwxhtVp/"]Utah Mammoth[/a] to take sole possession of fourth spot in the West. They had to come from behind, with four different players finding the back of the net in the victory.[/p][p]In Calgary, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/calgary-flames/EZekktRt/"]Flames[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/calgary-flames-EZekktRt/florida-panthers-fc1eq8Pp/?mid=h6aORzaU"]prevailed 4-1[/a] over the visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/florida-panthers/fc1eq8Pp/"]Florida Panthers[/a], while the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-capitals/UND9nmoG/"]Washington Capitals[/a] topped the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-jersey-devils/Kh0O591A/"]New Jersey Devils[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-jersey-devils-Kh0O591A/washington-capitals-UND9nmoG/?mid=0vmgN6xR"]2-1[/a] in the American capitol.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/nhl/"]Follow all of the National Hockey League action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]