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RALEIGH -- Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night at the RBC Center.

John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) have earned points in their last six games.

Brandon Sutter and Sergei Samsonov scored for Carolina, off to the worst start in franchise history. Last in the NHL at 2-10-3, the Hurricanes are winless in their last 11 games.

Toronto 0 2 1 -- 3

Carolina 2 0 0 -- 2

First Period--1, Carolina, Sutter 3 (Brind'Amour, Corvo), 7:51. 2, Carolina, Samsonov 2 (Alberts, Jokinen), 17:22. Penalties--Stajan, Tor (holding), 5:14 Schenn, Tor (interference), 18:02.

Second Period--3, Toronto, Mitchell 1 (Kaberle, Blake), 1:12. 4, Toronto, Kulemin 3 (Ponikarovsky, Grabovski), 7:23. Penalties--Alberts, Car (interference), 15:37.

Third Period--5, Toronto, Blake 2 (Stempniak, Kessel), 11:36 (pp). Penalties--Brind'Amour, Car (holding), 10:52 Beauchemin, Tor (tripping), 19:37.

Shots on Goal--Toronto 8-10-8--26. Carolina 8-10-18--36.

Power-play opportunities--Toronto 1 of 2. Carolina 0 of 3.

Goalies--Toronto, Gustavsson 2-2-3 (36 shots-34 saves). Carolina, C.Ward 2-9-3 (26-23).

A--14,164 (18,680). T--2:20. Referees--Chris Ciamaga, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen--Scott Cherrey, Darren Gibbs.