The Maple Leafs finished their trip strong, but Joseph Woll didn’t complete the game.

That put a damper on a dramatic turnaround in team fortunes over the last six away games, a 4-2 record that underlined Toronto has lots of life with four full months remaining in the NHL schedule.

Led by yet another first-shot goal and two outstanding plays engineered by Matthew Knies, the Leafs beat the notoriously stingy – and well-rested – Carolina Hurricanes 5-1.

Woll, who’d made 22 saves in the first two periods, was replaced by Dennis Hildeby in the third, out with what the Leafs announced was a lower-body injury. Woll appeared to be favouring his left side late in the second period after a stretch save.

Severity of Woll’s injury unclear

Leading by three goals at the time, it was initially

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