David Ayres started the second period like everyone else at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday evening: enjoying a tightly contested battle between two playoff contenders, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes. Unlike the over 18,000 people in attendance, though, Ayres found himself tending net for the Canes to finish the frame.
An hour and a half later, he picked up the win for an NHL team.
How? Things started off on the wrong foot for the Hurricanes when James Reimer was pulled six minutes into the first period when Jaccob Slavin fell on top of the Carolina netminder minutes prior.