"The Toronto Maple Leafs opened the scoring against the Carolina Hurricanes on their first shot of the game Thursday night. In doing so, the Maple Leafs became the second team since the 2009-10 season to score on the first shot against their opponent in four consecutive games. We wanted to get to it quickly as the record was simply too long to put in the title."
"McMann's goal came amidst a hot streak for the team's new third line, featuring McMann, Roy, and Dakota Joshua. Over the last three games, the line has combined for 11 points - five from McMann, and three apiece from Roy and Joshua. The hot streak couldn't have come at a better time for all parties, as each player on the line had been battling their own struggles as the Maple Leafs as a whole struggled to string any positive momentum together."
The Maple Leafs scored on the first shot in four straight games, becoming the second team since 2009-10 to achieve that streak. Bobby McMann netted a first-minute goal off a Nicolas Roy one-timer, with the puck slipping through Frederik Andersen to cross the goal line. The prior first-shot goals in the streak were by Troy Stecher, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Morgan Rielly. The Tampa Bay Lightning are the only other team to do it, with a November 2021 sequence featuring Jan Rutta, Anthony Cirelli, Zach Bogosian, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. McMann, Roy, and Dakota Joshua have combined for 11 points over three games, boosting confidence and helping secure recent wins.
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