The Carolina Hurricanes had a resounding comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night, winning 6-3 at Lenovo Center. Jordan Staal led the way with a hat trick and rookie Juha Jaaska picked up his first NHL point with a primary assist on the game-winner.

The Carolina Hurricanes will honor franchise legend Eric Staal as part of the festivities connected to their Sunday game against the Anaheim Ducks. Yet there could be some question about whether his younger brother doesn't try to steal the spotlight.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal scored a hat trick to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 shots for his first home win since Dec. 17.

Carolina Hurricanes dig out of early two-goal hole to double up the Maple Leafs behind a hat trick from captain Jordan Staal.

Jordan Staal scored a hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Martinook picked up three apples in a 6-3 win over Toronto on Thursday. He and Jordan Staal teamed up and delivered shutdown defense on the Leaf's top line and delicious offense, too. Staal had three goals, and the duo pushed Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner to minus-6 ratings each. Martinook snapped a seven-game point drought with the effort.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Just three days before his brother's number is set to be raised to the rafters in Raleigh, Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal recorded his team's first hat trick of the season to lead a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

Ryan Henkel ([email protected]) is the Site Editor and Reporter for the Carolina Hurricanes team site with The Hockey News. A resident of Raleigh, NC, Henkel has spent the last four years covering the Canes and in his spare time, likes to cook. You can follow him @RyanHenkel_ on Twitter.

In the second game of a back-to-back in the NHL, it’s often more about the grit and grind than anything fun or flashy.

The hottest line on the Eastern Conference’s hottest team got served a cold slice of humble pie Thursday, as the Carolina Hurricanes outskated, out-checked, and outshone the Maple Leafs 6-3 in Raleigh.

Andrei Svechnikov has a beauty of a goal and goalie Tokarski gets the work done in net as Canes win second in a row.

It’s being hard to play against and finding ways to win games.” Staal’s line, with Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov on the wings, was matched up with Auston Matthews’ line from the ...