What a crazy night it was in Toronto.
The Hurricanes beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 despite playing nearly half the game with emergency backup goalie David Ayres, avenging a wild 8-6 loss to Toronto earlier in the season in an even wilder way. The 42-year old Ayres made eight saves for the Canes, and he became the oldest goalie to ever win his NHL debut, which came on Hockey Night in Canada to make things even sweeter.
An unbelievable storybook night
On a day where Alex Ovechkin scored his 700th goal, the leading story around the league, and honestly all of sports, was the story of Ayres’ unlikely heroics to help the Canes secure a road win in Toronto.