Game #19 Review: Carolina Hurricanes 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 22: Jordan Staal #11 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Air Canada Centre on November 22, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/NHLI via Getty Images)Special teams proved the difference as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

They say familiarity breeds contempt. In this case, familiarity made for a boring hockey game.

“Meetings between Mike Babcock’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Bill Peters’ (a former Babcock disciple in Detroit) Carolina Hurricanes were chess matches last season; the two teams split seven goals over the three-game season…