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Chris Tanev, Anthony Stolarz, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Sorting through the Maple Leafs’ positives and negatives at the 4 Nations...

The 4 Nations break is officially here, giving us the time to dig deeper into specific Leafs-related storylines over the next few weeks. For now,...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Canucks

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose third-period special teams battle in Vancouver, fall one...

With a 2-1 loss in Vancouver, the Maple Leafs were forced to settle for six of eight points on the West Coast trip heading...
Mitch Marner, John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Kraken

Game in 10: Maple Leafs win special teams battle, returning Anthony Stolarz rock solid...

Before the game, Craig Berube was asked if he was expecting some rust from Anthony Stolarz in his first game since December 12.   “That is...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars, power play fill the scoresheet in Calgary

The Maple Leafs made it two straight wins to start their trip out west, as a hat trick from William Nylander and additional goals...
Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate, Auston Matthews, John Tavares, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner

Leafs Notebook: Trade deadline aggressiveness, the implications of the fast-rising salary cap, and Morgan...

We're now into February, and the stretch drive of the regular season is officially underway. It’s shaping up to be one of the tighter finishes...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Oilers

Game in 10: Maple Leafs hang on to win a Saturday night classic in...

A fast start, including two power-play goals, and Joseph Woll's heroics (right to the final milliseconds) were enough for the Maple Leafs to hold...
Brandon Saad, Maple Leafs, Blues

The Maple Leafs are reportedly “pushing hard” for Brandon Saad: A look at the...

Update (2 p.m. EST): It looks like the Vegas Golden Knights are the front-runners to land Brandon Saad's services. Update (2:42 p.m. EST): The Golden...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild

Game in 10: Maple Leafs searching for answers offensively after third straight low-scoring loss

co-written by Alex Drain and Alec Brownscombe The Maple Leafs mustered just one goal again in a 3-1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild to bump...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Devils

Leafs Notebook: Auston Matthews’ crowd noise call-out, the Leafs’ chronic injury issues, Morgan Rielly’s...

As the Maple Leafs geared up to play the Lightning last week, Jon Cooper noted the shift in the Atlantic Division’s competitive landscape.  Cooper: “There...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs fall flat offensively, can’t overcome tough bounces in loss...

The Maple Leafs couldn't generate enough offensively and suffered a few bad breaks in their own end as they fell to 0-2-0 in the...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

The ramifications of Carolina’s Mikko Rantanen acquisition for the Maple Leafs: The race in...

When big news rocks the NHL, the first question that springs to mind is always obvious: How does it impact the Toronto Maple Leafs? We...
Ryan Reaves vs. Mathieu Olivier

Game in 10: Maple Leafs squander chances, lose goaltending battle and Matthew Knies to...

The Maple Leafs couldn't capitalize on their command over the possession, shots, and scoring chances throughout this game. They also lost the goaltending battle...
Yanni Gourde, Kraken

Is the Maple Leafs’ biggest trade deadline need at center or defense? An early...

With the Four Nations tournament under three weeks away, trade talks are starting to pick up around the NHL. Seven trades were completed in December...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars win the day in third straight win over...

For the third consecutive time this season, the Maple Leafs beat the Lightning in regulation.  Even though it was a one-goal game with an empty...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Stars

Leafs Notebook: Bobby McMann’s emergence as a difference-maker, Max Domi’s perplexing season, and takeaways...

It's another busy week ahead in Leafland, so let’s jump right into a meaty Leafs Notebook. Look out for part two tomorrow between games....
Bobby McMann, Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens

Game in 10: Maple Leafs stage epic comeback in Montreal led by Joseph Woll,...

Led by Joseph Woll's goaltending performance, the Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 deficit by rattling off seven unanswered goals with offensive contributions from up...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Devils

Game in 10: Maple Leafs snap the slump with one of their best wins...

The Maple Leafs picked up a well-earned 4-3 overtime victory over the Devils on Thursday night, sweeping their former head coach in the three-game...
Auston Matthews, Matthew Kines, Chris Tanev, Maple Leafs

Why aren’t the Maple Leafs controlling the play enough at five-on-five? A deep dive...

Ahead of last week's game against the Vancouver Canucks, Max Pacioretty held an insightful media availability in which he touched on several topics surrounding...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Stars

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose special teams and goaltending battles, don’t generate enough...

The Toronto Maple Leafs' mid-January blues continued as the team dropped a third straight game, this time to the Dallas Stars at home by...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Mitch Marner’s reaction to the Vancouver loss, William Nylander’s dip in offense,...

After their five-game winning streak came to an end last Thursday, the Maple Leafs are now coming off two disappointing losses to the Hurricanes...

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