VIDEO: Maple Leafs' Kadri scores 1st goal in 16 games
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Nazem Kadri finally got the monkey off his back, collecting his second goal of the 2015-16 season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs forward scored his first marker in 16 games late in the third period Friday to help his club reach the extra period against a stingy Carolina Hurricanes team.
It was Kadri's first goal since scoring in the team's fourth game on Oct. 16 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Nazem Kadri on 15-game drought: "To be honest, the longer it went on the more I forgot about it."
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) November 21, 2015
The 25-year-old fired 83 shots toward opposing nets before notching the marker.
The Maple Leafs went on to prevail in the shootout 2-1 on a winner by Joffrey Lupul and another incredible outing by goaltender James Reimer, who stopped 33 of 34 shots.
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