Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Pick Center

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FINAL (4/2/2019)

Time: 7:30 PM EDT Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5J 2X2 / As much as Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour likes to emphasize the importance of focusing on the next game, there's a bigger picture for his team." We've got to pick the pieces up," Brind'Amour said. "We've got to win our next three." The first of those three comes Tuesday night at Toronto. The Hurricanes are a point behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Eastern Conference's first wild-card spot, but a point ahead of the Montreal Canadiens for the second spot. Each of the teams has three games remaining. The Maple Leafs are in the third-place spot in the Atlantic Division, and their playoff spot was clinched with Monday night's 2-1 victory at the New York Islanders." It's great to punch your ticket," Toronto center John Tavares told reporters after the game. "You work so hard all year to give yourself a chance. Every opportunity, you want to take advantage of it. It's great to be in it." Toronto will be in the postseason for the third year in a row. And while the Maple Leafs have reached a certain threshold, that doesn't mean they're content." There's a lot of good going on," Tavares said, though realizing that the Maple Leafs have gone through a rather ragged stretch. "We're trying to get some better results. It doesn't take very much to put yourself in a tough spot." Toronto was 3-5-2 across the final three weeks of March so there has been the desire to get things fixed before the shortcomings are too costly." We've got a couple more opportunities to prepare and get our game in shape and be ready," defenseman Morgan Rielly said. Toronto is coming off a three-game road trip in which it went 1-1-1, but the Maple Leafs hold a 23-14-2 record in home games. The Hurricanes had a chance to make a bid for the third-place position in the Metropolitan Division, but that was pretty much dashed with Sunday's 3-1 loss at Pittsburgh. Carolina has lost three of its last four games for its roughest stretch since December." I'm certain we'll bounce back," Brind'Amour told reporters. The Hurricanes have been pointing out the past couple of weeks that they need to take care of their business and to not expect help in regard to results from other games. Now, they've reached this critical juncture as they try to end the NHL's longest playoff drought. The Hurricanes haven't qualified for the postseason since 2009." Nothing to save it for," Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin said. "We've got to get to the playoffs." The Hurricanes sent defenseman Calvin de Haan back to Raleigh, N. C., after he sustained an upper-body injury in the Pittsburgh game. The team recalled defenseman Haydn Fleury from Charlotte of the American Hockey League. Tavares recorded his career-high 87th point of the season with a goal Monday night. This will be the third meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Maple Leafs, though the first in Toronto. Carolina won 5-2 and on Nov. 21 and Toronto prevailed 4-1 on Dec. 11.--Field Level Media