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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 3

Game in 10: Jack Campbell comes up huge as Maple Leafs survive late Lightning...

Before the game, Jon Cooper noted, “Usually, these odd-numbered games — Games 3 and 5 — in series are pretty pivotal games. This one...
Jack Campbell, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Game 2 Analysis: Toronto makes the bigger mistakes but reasons...

Whenever you get two great teams together for a playoff series, it often comes down to a few plays here or there. The Maple Leafs...
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs undone by special teams in Game 2 loss, encouraging...

If Game 1 was all about a special-teams battle won by the Maple Leafs, Game 2 was all about a special-teams battle won by...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Game 1 Analysis: A Best Case Scenario

It had been 11 months since the Toronto Maple Leafs last played a postseason hockey game when the team took the ice last night...
Auston Matthews, Leafs legend

Game in 10: Maple Leafs get off to dream start as Marner & Matthews,...

For the first time in this core’s playoff history, the Maple Leafs started at home with fans in the building. Boy, was it awesome. The...
Auston Matthews is king, Toronto Maple Leafs

The key matchups that will determine the Maple Leafs vs. Lightning series winner

It almost seems a little surreal to finally be writing about the playoffs. After last season’s first-round exit, Leafs fans have waited a full...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Michael Bunting

Better Know the 2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning: Playoff series storylines to follow

The Tampa Bay Lightning last season accomplished something special becoming the third different team in 30 years to capture consecutive Stanley Cup titles. This season,...
Auston Matthews scores 60th goal of 2021-22 season

Game in 10: Mission accomplished — Matthews hits 60, Soupy posts shutout, and Maple...

Auston Matthews stole the show by becoming the 21st player in NHL history to hit 60 goals in a season as the Toronto Maple...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Leafs Notebook: Weighing up a Bruins vs. Lightning round-one matchup, the recent special teams...

It could be purely academic at this point, but with three games remaining for each of Boston and Tampa Bay, the Bruins still have...
Morgan RIelly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Erik Källgren bounces back, Alex Kerfoot plays shootout hero as Maple...

No Tavares, no Liljegren, no Campbell, no Muzzin, no Bunting, no Kase, and no Sandin? No problem (sort of). The Leafs staged a two-goal comeback...
Jack Campbell, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs earn hard-fought point in Florida, lose Michael Bunting to...

The Toronto Maple Leafs got Auston Matthews back in the lineup tonight, but they were unable to snap the Florida Panthers' (now) 13-game winning...
Ilya Lyubushkin, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs receive wake-up call as four-game winning streak ends in...

In a potential playoff preview, the Tampa Bay Lightning pummeled the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1 tonight at Amalie Arena, taking advantage of a Leafs...
Jason Spezza, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Two-point nights from Nylander & Mikheyev, rock-solid play from Campbell lead...

The Maple Leafs downed the dreadful Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 thanks to another strong game from William Nylander and Jack Campbell on Tuesday night. With Auston...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Line tinkering in the final six games, the Leafs’ physical play, and...

The Maple Leafs officially hit 50 wins and set a franchise record in points with 106. They currently sit third overall in the league...
William Nylander celebrates, Toronto Maple Leafs goal

Game in 10: Maple Leafs clinch franchise record for points and wins, move to...

The 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs set franchise records for wins and points in a regular season tonight with a 4-2 win over the New...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Three-point night for Mark Giordano includes OT winner as Maple Leafs...

Every team has a few opponents where it doesn’t really matter where either club is in the standings, you know anything is possible when...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs bounce back in style, score seven without goals from...

The Toronto Maple Leafs responded to Tuesday's poor outing against Buffalo with a resounding win over the Washington Capitals by a score of 7-3...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lay another egg against Buffalo in first regulation loss...

For the third time in the past six weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a game to the Buffalo Sabres by multiple goals as...
Mark Giordano, Timothy Liljegren, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Settling on a shutdown defense pairing, Mitch Marner’s ice-time uptick, and other...

As we all know by now, there is no single recipe to follow when it comes to building a Stanley Cup winner. Championship teams...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs squander 5-1 lead to Panthers, fight back to earn...

written by Anthony Petrielli and Alec Brownscombe In a game that had everything, the Maple Leafs coughed up a 5-1 lead, came back from 6-5...

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