NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/13/2025

Toronto Maple Leafs (49-26-4, 102 Pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (47-27-5, 99 Pts)

Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Sunday, April 13
Time: 5:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SNO/FDSSO
Radio:
Toronto – TSN 1050
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Toronto +1.5 ML +185
Carolina -1.5 ML -225
O/U 5.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs are coming off back-to-back overtime wins, most recently beating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 last night. If the Maple Leafs can win tonight and Tampa Bay losses, they will win the Atlantic Division.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday. They are locked into a matchup against the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Jarnkrok-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Holmberg-Laughton-Lorentz

Rielly-Carlo
Benoit-Tanev
Mermis-Myers

Woll
Stolarz

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Svechnikov-Roslovic-Robinson
Martinook-Staal-Stankoven
Jost-Jankowski-Carrier

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Walker-Morrow

Andersen
Kochetkov

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

John Taveres this season has 73 points on 37 goals and 36 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes 50 times in his career recording 58 points on 30 goals and 28 assists. He has a goal and an assist against them this season.

Carolina Hurricanes

Jordan Staal this season has 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 51 times in his career recording 38 points on 19 goals and 19 assists. This season he has a hat trick and an assist against Toronto.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

D Oliver Ekman-Larsson – DTD
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Jake McCabe – DTD
C David Kampf – DTD

Carolina Hurricanes

C Jesperi Kotkaniemi – DTD
RW Jesper Fast – IR
D Shayne Gostisbehere – DTD

Next Game

Toronto – April 15 at Buffalo Sabres
Carolina – April 16 at Montreal Canadiens

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5. ITR 32: The Final Countdown 45:55