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The Maple Leafs vs. Senators matchup by the numbers: Who has the advantage on...

While the regular season isn’t quite over, the Toronto Maple Leafs have locked in a playoff matchup with the Ottawa Senators. The Atlantic Division crown...

Game in 10: Mission accomplished for the Maple Leafs on a night of milestones...

It was a night of many boxes checked for the Maple Leafs, who clinched the Atlantic Division, swept the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-0...
Matthew Knies, Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews celebrate Leafs goal

How the Maple Leafs set themselves up for the division title, and the question...

With two games remaining, the Maple Leafs are one point away from clinching first place in the Atlantic Division. The regular-season division title is a...
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Game in 10: Joseph Woll carries Leafs through slow start, new-look middle-six leads the...

Despite a shaky start, the Maple Leafs grabbed the lead and locked this game down in the final two periods, pushing the team one...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Matthew Knies puts on statement performance in Maple Leafs’ huge win...

In one of the biggest regular-season games in recent memory for this core, the Toronto Maple Leafs won a tight 4-3 overtime victory over...
Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, April 8

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars fall flat in lacklustre loss to Panthers

The Maple Leafs entered this game 8-1-1 in their past 10, so you can excuse a loss. The issue is how they lost. They were...
Brandon Carlo, Maple Leafs

The Rielly-Carlo pairing rounding into form, Matthew Knies elevating, and bottom-six tinkering — Leafs...

Another week of piling up wins has the Maple Leafs comfortably in the driver’s seat at the top of the Atlantic Division. However, this is...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot, open four-point lead on Florida with...

The process wasn't always pretty, but the Toronto Maple Leafs scratched out a pivotal regulation win over the rival Florida Panthers by a 3-2...
Brandon Carlo, Maple Leafs vs. Kings

What the Maple Leafs’ impressive win over LA tells us about the potential playoff...

During a week when the Maple Leafs took seven of eight points and reasserted themselves at the top of the Atlantic Division, one of...
Brandon Carlo, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs ride their special teams to beat best home team...

Overcoming a lack of five-on-five offense, the Maple Leafs leaned on their special teams en route to a 3-1 victory over a Kings team...
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs vs. Sharks

Game in 10: Maple Leafs grab loser point thanks to late comeback despite disappointing...

For the second time in March, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost a shootout decision to the last-place San Jose Sharks, leaving an important point...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Flyers

Game in 10: Tavares line drives the bus as Maple Leafs blow out Flyers

Coming off a lacklustre loss in Nashville, the Maple Leafs responded with a strong team effort against a miserable Philadelphia Flyers team, including a...
Scott Laughton, Maple Leafs vs. Utah

Scott Laughton’s slow adjustment, the special teams, the third line, and the Atlantic Division...

With 12 games to go, you can’t ask for much more than the situation in front of the Maple Leafs.  There was a lot of...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Rangers

Game in 10: Maple Leafs notch business-like win in a back-to-back situation against the...

Late in their win against Colorado, the Maple Leafs reunited Bobby McMann with John Tavares and William Nylander. They out-attempted the Avalanche 8-1 in...

Game in 10: Matthews bests MacKinnon, Joseph Woll sharp in low-scoring win over Colorado

This was a big game for a Maple Leafs team that finally ended its losing streak earlier in the week. To really show signs...
Auston Matthews, Toronto St. Pats

Game in 10: Powered by their stars, Maple Leafs dominate Calgary in much-needed victory

There was no luck of the Irish needed for the Maple Leafs, who thoroughly dominated an inferior Calgary team to get back into the...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Devils

A takeaway from Auston Matthews’ shot location data, Brandon Carlo & Scott Laughton’s adjustments,...

Earlier today, we examined the Maple Leafs' disappointing 2-4-1 March stretch and the adjustments needed ahead of the playoffs. Now, let's explore more specific points...
Craig Berube, William Nylander, Maple Leafs bench

The reasons behind the Maple Leafs’ March struggles, and the adjustments needed ahead of...

Well, the Maple Leafs' annual March dip has officially arrived. The team trudging through a stretch of mediocre hockey each March has become an annual...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Senators

In a familiar script, the Maple Leafs lose a tight game to Ottawa due...

The Maple Leafs once again lost a game in which five-on-five offense (or lack thereof) was a primary culprit, as the Senators grinded out...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Nick Kypreos’ latest defense of Mitch Marner badly misses the mark

This week, Nick Kypreos penned a Toronto Star column encouraging Maple Leafs fans not to vilify Mitch Marner if he walks away this summer...