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.

Jordan Staal scored a hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Just three days before his brother's number is set to be raised to the rafters in Raleigh, Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal recorded his team's first hat trick of the season to lead a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

The hottest line on the Eastern Conference’s hottest team got served a cold slice of humble pie Thursday, as the Carolina Hurricanes outskated, out-checked, and outshone the Maple Leafs 6-3 in Raleigh.

Tavares won a key puck battle that led to a two-on-one chance one minute in, but Nylander hit the post. He was robbed on an A+ scoring chance in the early third, and looked dangerous once he was reunited with Marner.

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

Anthony Stolarz’s recovery from knee surgery is progressing, with NHL insider Darren Dreger providing an encouraging update on the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender while reporting on Friday.

Staal logged an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights. Following a stretch of five goals and three assists over four games from Jan. 5-10, he was held off the scoresheet in the previous two contests.

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) celebrates his goal with teammates Jaccob Slavin (74) and Jordan Martinook (48) against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey

The Dallas Stars host the Montreal Canadiens after Logan Stankoven's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stars' 4-1 win.

Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn scored, JJ Peterka had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin extended his assist streak to five games for the fifth time in his career.

NHL insider Darren Dreger offered an optimistic update during an appearance on FirstUp 1050 on Monday, noting that Stolarz might return to game action in late January or early February.