Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews shared his thoughts on facing Carolina Hurricanes veteran Jordan Staal following the Leafs' disappointing 6-3 loss on Thursday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have played some of their most uninspiring hockey of the season over the past week or so. They have lost three games in a row in regulation for the first time since last season following losses to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night,

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews submitted one of the worst defensive performances of his career in a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, and reflected on what went wrong post-game.

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner submitted a historically awful performance against the Carolina Hurricanes, during a 6-3 loss Thursday.

Most of the damage came at the hands of 36-year-old Jordan Staal, who recorded a hat-trick for the Hurricanes. Staal’s line outmatched Matthews, Marner, and linemate Matthew Knies, who also finished the game with a discouraging minus-five rating.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal scored a hat trick to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 shots for his first home win since Dec. 17.

It was a rough night for the Toronto Maple Leafs top line of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies in their 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Thursday.

Carolina Hurricanes dig out of early two-goal hole to double up the Maple Leafs behind a hat trick from captain Jordan Staal.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews shared his thoughts after returning to the lineup following a recovery from an upper-body injury.

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a 6-3 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, ending their season-high five-game winning streak. Despite an early surge that saw Toronto jump out to a ...

The Carolina Hurricanes had such a rough start ... was matched up with Auston Matthews’ line from the start Thursday. Matthews and winger Mitch Marner finished minus-6 in plus-minus, and Matthew ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal scored a hat trick to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win ... Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, which had ...