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William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Sabres

Leafs Notebook: PK improvement, a special week for William Nylander, Jake McCabe’s transition to...

An exciting week for the Maple Leafs featured two dramatic wins during their stay in Sweden. Only two games in a span of 12 days...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs win in Sweden

Game in 10: Who else but William Nylander scores the OT winner in storybook...

Couldn't have scripted it any sweeter. Your game in 10: 1.   It was a second consecutive underwhelming start for the Leafs in this game. From the micro...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs win in Sweden

Game in 10: Bertuzzi earns the game belt, Nylander puts on a show in...

A big third-period performance by the Tyler Bertuzzi - John Tavares - William Nylander line powered the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 come-from-behind win...
Nikita Zadorov, Flames, Maple Leafs rumours

Evaluating the potential fits of Nikita Zadorov and Chris Tanev on the Maple Leafs

Before the season, General Manager Brad Treliving was asked a bit of a loaded question about whether the Maple Leafs’ defense is good enough...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: A formidable second line, a third line that can score, the PK...

Nothing like back-to-back wins before a week off to quiet down the Toronto market.  Much more significant than the wins, though, was the recipe that...
Maple Leafs vs. Canucks, Mark Giordano fight

Game in 10: Maple Leafs flaunt team toughness, scoring depth in impressive win over...

The Maple Leafs allowed fewer than four goals on home ice (finally) and received meaningful offensive contributions from the bottom six, fuelling an impressive,...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Flames

Game in 10: Maple Leafs cough up 4-1 lead but walk away with a...

The Maple Leafs held on to win 5-4 in a shootout after relinquishing a three-goal lead against the Flames.  It appears the Leafs cannot get...
Calle Jarnkrok, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Sloppy defensive play, off night from Joseph Woll undo Maple Leafs...

The Maple Leafs met up with a desperate Senators team to kick off the 2023-24 Battle of Ontario, and for the most part, they...
Maple Leafs celebration, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, TJ Brodie

Game in 10: It was 4-1 (again)

The Leafs are down multiple goals to the Lightning? Got ‘em right where they want ‘em! Big exhale, Leafs Nation. Your game in 10: 1.   The 4-1...
Sheldon Keefe, Maple Leafs bench

Leafs Notebook: The Maple Leafs’ lack of secondary scoring, and Sheldon Keefe’s questionable line...

What a difference a week makes. It was only seven days ago that the Leafs wrapped up their season-high five-game road trip, owned a winning...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Sabres

Game in 10: Matthews hat trick not enough to overcome defensive frailties in Maple...

Playing against a tired Sabres team, the Maple Leafs received a hat trick of goals from Auston Matthews and still lost this game in...
TJ Brodie, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs claw out a point, lose Timothy Liljegren to injury...

In a building where basically no team erases a Bruin lead, the Maple Leafs came back from 2-0 down to at least earn a...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Low-energy Maple Leafs second best on special teams and at even...

It is tempting to write a lede that involves the Leafs, Halloween, and this game turning into a horrifying performance, but the truth is...
Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: A 5-2-1 start despite Matthews & Marner’s early mediocrity together at five-on-five

Through nearly 10 percent of the season, the Maple Leafs are sitting with a 5-2-1 record and a plus-five goal differential. Their longest road trip...
Maple Leafs vs. Predators

Game in 10: Maple Leafs stymied by Saros, collect the loser point to cap...

The Maple Leafs grabbed a point and probably should've taken two to end their five-game road trip in Nashville, but Juuse Saros (33 saves)...
Tyler Bertuzzi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Nylander, Rielly, and Woll lead the way again in Maple Leafs’...

The Maple Leafs' stars produced offensively and they received another standout performance in net from Joseph Woll, powering Toronto to a 4-1 win for...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Timely scoring, excellence from Joe Woll powers Maple Leafs to win...

In addition to the continued excellence of goaltender Joseph Woll, the Maple Leafs were far more efficient offensively against a shot-happy, frustrated Capitals team...
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Don’t call it a goalie controversy

This week, we’ll start with the goalie situation. I explicitly call it a "situation" because that’s what it is. What it isn’t, to be clear,...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Knies, Domi, and Woll step up in Maple Leafs’ comeback win...

If nothing else, the Maple Leafs always seem to keep it interesting. They finally scored first in a game only to promptly fall behind 3-1...
Noah Gregor, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Five-on-five offense lacking in Maple Leafs’ low-scoring loss to Panthers

The Maple Leafs couldn’t find enough offense to overcome a couple of late-first-period goals by the Florida Panthers, sending them to a 3-1 defeat...

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