NEW YORK: Cam Ward made 25 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes rode a strong start and solid finish to a 4-1 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs that ended a six-game losing streak.
Chris Terry, Justin Faulk, Andrej Sekera and Elias Lindholm scored for a goal-shy Carolina team that struck three times for the first time in nine games in the contest.
Toronto offered little resistance in losing for the first time in six games with a second-period goal from defenseman Dion Phaneuf their only positive contribution to the scoring.
Toronto (19-10-3), the NHL’s highest-scoring team with 3.45 goals per game entering the contest, was held to less than two goals for only the second time since October. Matt Beleskey scored the game-winning goal to lead the Anaheim Ducks to victory over the Montreal Canadiens.Hampus Lindholm also scored for Anaheim (22-7-5).
Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots in a fine show.
Carey Price made 21 saves for Montreal (20-11-2), which saw its three-game winning streak snapped.REUTERS
