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Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ strong start slips away as off night from the...

The Maple Leafs couldn't sustain a strong start to the game as their five-game winning streak came to a halt with a 6-3 loss...
Connor Dewar vs, Joel Farabee, Maple Leafs vs. Flyers fight

Game in 10: Matthew Knies stays hot, special teams come through in Maple Leafs’...

The Maple Leafs continue to find ways to win games, this time thanks to a couple of second-period power-play goals (one technically coming a...
Jake McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Adjusting the defense without Jake McCabe, Auston Matthews’ promising return, and some...

The Maple Leafs reached the halfway mark of the season sitting first in the division (ICYMI, check out my deeper look at the Atlantic...
Leafs vs Panthers fight

Checking up on the Atlantic Division as the Maple Leafs lead the way at...

The Maple Leafs hit the halfway mark of the 2024-25 regular season in first place in the Atlantic Division with a strong 26-13-2 record....
Matthew Knies, Leafs vs. Flyers

Game in 10: Maple Leafs grind out two points from “schedule loss” situation but...

After winning an intense, emotional game last night against the Bruins, it would've been fair to expect a letdown from the Maple Leafs against...
Matthew Knies, Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: Matthews returns with a bang, Knies steals the show with a...

Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies collected five points apiece, Auston Matthews grabbed three of his own, and the Maple Leafs handed Boston their second...
Philippe Myers, Maple Leafs

Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs lock up Philippe Myers to two-year, $850k AAV contract extension

Just as Kevin Weekes predicted, a Philippe Myers extension was indeed in the works. Today, the Maple Leafs made it official, announcing a two-year...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Woll’s goaltending, McMann’s finishing powers Maple Leafs to 2-1 win over...

Joseph Woll delivered another peach of a performance in net, Bobby McMann took care of the offense with his 11th and 12th goals of...
Maple Leafs vs. Islanders, goal celebration

Game in 10: Maple Leafs win ugly to finish 2024 on a high note,...

It wasn't pretty, but the play of Joseph Woll and some lesser lights breaking through offensively powered the Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win...
Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate, Auston Matthews, John Tavares, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner

Leafs Notebook: Lack of offense from the defense, William Nylander’s power-play double shifts, point-shot...

Happy holidays and a Happy New Year to all of our readers! Let’s jump right into it this week with an extended notes edition of...
Matt Murray, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Lost special teams and goaltending battles sink Maple Leafs despite solid...

For the second straight Saturday, the Maple Leafs returned to Scotiabank Arena after winning comfortably on the road only to lose at home in...
Auston Matthews, Leafs vs. Flyers

Leafs Notebook: Taking stock of the Maple Leafs’ progress at the holiday break, and...

The Maple Leafs head into the Christmas break in a good spot in the standings, all things considered. They are second in the Atlantic and...
Connor Dewar, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs fail to capitalize on a strong start, lose the...

Playing the afternoon Next Gen game against the league-leading Winnipeg Jets without Auston Matthews and Chris Tanev, the Toronto Maple Leafs could not overcome...

Off night from Joseph Woll, avoidable first-period gaffes sink tired Maple Leafs team vs....

The Maple Leafs are in the midst of a brutal stretch of their schedule; it’s hard to remember a season with more back-to-backs in...

Game in 10: Matt Murray wins first game back, Maple Leafs’ third line continues...

For the first time this season, the Maple Leafs have technically won back-to-back games on the road. "Technically," because this was more or less a...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs’ third line carries team to victory in...

Outshot 39-19, the Maple Leafs' third line, penalty kill, and primarily Joseph Woll carried the team to a 5-3 victory in Dallas on Wednesday...
Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: A new third line to trial, John Tavares’ big first half, and...

The Maple Leafs are in first place in the Atlantic Division and are approaching full health among their player group amid a busy pre-holiday...
Auston Matthews scores vs. LA

Why the Maple Leafs’ power play was so effective without Auston Matthews, and how...

When Auston Matthews was injured, there was a lot of talk about sticking by the John Tavares-Mitch Marner pairing when Matthews returned on account...
Mitch Marner, Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs score three in three minutes to overcome slow start...

The Maple Leafs finally found another gear offensively in the second half of this game, firing 31 shots on goal and scoring three unanswered...
Chris Tanev, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs shoot themselves in the foot, struggle to find five-on-five...

The Maple Leafs' lack of offense is becoming a major storyline as the season progresses. In a game where the Leafs' top two lines generated...

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