Hurricanes storm back late and down Maple Leafs in shootout

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Jake Guentzel scored the only goal of the shootout to go along with two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes came back from a 4-2 deficit late in regulation to down the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday.

, who also chipped in two assists, skated in the 1,400th regular-season game of his career. The 39-year-old is just the 42nd player in NHL history to reach the milestone.With his team down 4-2 late in the third period, Aho scored a power-play goal, his 26th, with Kochetkov on the bench for an extra attacker with 92 seconds left in regulation.The teams traded chances in the extra period, including a Toronto power play, but couldn't decide things through 65 minutes.

Samsonov left Saturday’s morning skate in apparent discomfort, but Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe put any fears to rest when he playfully opened his pre-game media availability with: “Sammy’s fine. He’ll play tonight. Leave me alone.”The 34-year-old has won his first three starts back, including Thursday's 21-save shutout of Florida, but didn't dress Saturday.

 

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