RALEIGH, N.C. - Tuomo Ruutu had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in less than four minutes during the second period of their 6-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.
Dwight Helminen and Chad LaRose also had a goal and an assist apiece, Joe Corvo and Ray Whitney also scored and Eric Staal added an empty-netter for Carolina, which scored four goals in the second period to rally from a 3-1 deficit.
Mikhail Grabovski scored two goals less than four minutes apart, Niklas Hagman had a goal and an assist, Ian White also scored and Nikolai Kulemin had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who entered having won four of five.
Backup Michael Leighton made 29 saves in his first home victory for the Hurricanes. Curtis Joseph struggled in net for Toronto, stopping just 24 shots to remain winless this season.
Corvo, Whitney and Staal scored on the power play for once-offensively challenged Carolina - which entered as the league's third-worst team with the man advantage, had four goals of any kind in their previous three games and was without centre Matt Cullen, who injured his leg the day before in a 3-1 loss to Edmonton.
So, naturally, the Hurricanes scored three times in six chances with the man advantage and matched their best offensive output of the season - the 6-4 victory over Florida on Oct. 10 in the opener.
