Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 PM EDT at Scotiabank Arena, with NHL Network carrying exclusive national coverage and ESPN+ blacked out while local broadcasters air the game.
- Carolina arrives off a 6-5 overtime win against Pittsburgh on March 18, preserving a two-point cushion atop the East after Sean Walker scored the winner.
- Toronto will start Joseph Woll in goal, and Carolina is expected to turn to Brandon Bussi, though the Hurricanes have not confirmed their starter.
- Auston Matthews is out for the season following knee surgery for a Grade 3 MCL tear, and the Maple Leafs recalled Michael Pezzetta for depth and he is not expected to play tonight.
- The season series is tied 1–1, and this is the teams’ final regular-season meeting.