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Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Ryan O'Reilly celebrate, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game 2 Analysis: Core Five coming alive, a ROR-led third line, and a Samsonov...

After Game 1's near-worst-case scenario, the Maple Leafs answered in Game 2 with a resounding win.  With the Tampa Bay Lightning massively shorthanded on defense,...
Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core answers the bell in dominant Game 2 win...

Circumstances be damned, the Maple Leafs needed to win this hockey game.  No Erik Cernak, no Victor Hedman, and no Michael Eysimmont. Down 1-0. At...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, playoffs

Game 1 Analysis: A near-worst-case scenario creates a must-win Game 2

Game 1 wasn't far off of the absolute worst-case scenario for the Maple Leafs. If there is a silver lining, it's that the Leafs didn't...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Nikita Kucherov vs. Michael Bunting

Game in 10: Maple Leafs unprepared, undisciplined, and slow to adjust in ugly Game...

After a year of talk, a bunch of trades, and different line combinations and special teams units, the new Leafs looked a lot like...
William Nylander, Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Five questions that will decide the Leafs vs. Lightning series

It almost feels a little surreal that the playoffs are finally here. At this point, time is basically a flat circle as most fans have...
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: William Nylander scores goal #40, Maple Leafs secure win #50 as...

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished up the 2022-23 regular season with a win over the New York Rangers thanks to three third-period goals from...
Michael Bunting, Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Woll stops 45 shots, Knies tallies first NHL point as tired...

Despite dressing 17 skaters while resting Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, the Maple Leafs found a way to beat a full Lightning lineup thanks...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov stops 45 of 46 in OT victory as Maple...

Ilya Samsonov was sensational in this 2-1 overtime win for the Maple Leafs, who -- thanks to a late John Tavares game-winner at three-on-three...
Ryan O'Reilly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: How Ryan O’Reilly can help the Maple Leafs win the matchup game...

The rest of the regular season can’t end soon enough, but there were two important events in the past week: clinching home ice, and...
Matthew Knies, Toronto Maple Leafs

Matthew Knies signs with the Maple Leafs: Breaking down the background, the player, and...

At long last, 2021 second-round pick and stand-out NCAA star Matthew Knies has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's...
Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Ryan O'Reilly celebrate, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Stars light it up, power play scores four as Maple Leafs...

Utter annihilation of the Habs in the final home game of the regular season. Not a bad note to finish the 41-game home slate on....
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Fourth line shines again, Maple Leafs acquit themselves well in hard-fought...

A fantastic hockey game by both teams. Great goaltending at both ends. Dialed-in penalty killing both ways. Evenly-played, tight-checking, playoff-style hockey at five-on-five. But you’re not...
Zach Aston-Reese, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Depth scorers deliver in Maple Leafs’ dominant victory over Blue Jackets

One step closer to home-ice advantage. The Toronto Maple Leafs overwhelmed the Blue Jackets en route to a 4-2 victory, overcoming strong goaltending from...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Michael Bunting

Leafs Notebook: Are the Maple Leafs better suited to beat the Lightning this time...

We all knew the Maple Leafs were going to play the Lightning again in round one of the playoffs as far back as November,...
Sam Lafferty, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose Matt Murray to injury, drop two points in...

Despite controlling play and the majority of the scoring chances, the Maple Leafs made a few costly mistakes and were not as efficient as...
Ilya Samsonov, Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov continues to assert game-one starter status in shutout win...

On a night when the Maple Leafs and Lightning round-one playoff matchup was officially confirmed, Toronto put home-ice advantage more firmly in hand with...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov sharp in his return but Maple Leafs surrender late...

The Maple Leafs should've held a more commanding lead entering the final few minutes of this game. In addition to solving Florida goaltender Alex Lyon...
William Nylander, Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Michael Bunting’s declining stock in a contract year, the playoff defense pairings,...

One of the consistent themes of the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff exits under Sheldon Keefe has been their power play failing to produce. Here’s the...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Predators

Game in 10: John Tavares ends goal drought, Joseph Woll shines between the pipes...

John Tavares scored twice to end an eight-game scoring drought, Alexander Kerfoot found the scoresheet again, and the Maple Leafs held down the fort...
Auston Matthews, toronto Maple leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs largely dominate the game but find a way to...

The Leafs dug out of an early hole to play some of the most dominant hockey they've played all year, but they were unable...

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