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Game Review: Game #22, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

A point out of a visit with the league's best and highest-scoring team (15-4-2 with a +27 goal differential after this win) is something any team...

Game 22 Scoring Chances: Penguins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

Toronto finished its season series with Pittsburgh, ending up clearly second-best in chances in all three games. In this one, though, they managed to earn...

Leafs Notebook – November 25

The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially played a quarter of their season, and we are still no closer to figuring out where this team...

Game Review: Game #21, Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 1

The Maple Leafs played a patient, disciplined game en route to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. They were certainly out possessed in...

Game 21 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Red Wings 1

The Maple Leafs played a strong, low-chance game against a Red Wings team that dominated them in chances in two previous meetings. Toronto had more chances...

Game Review: Game #20, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Lightning 2

Win or lose, the Maple Leafs haven't done anything half way in the past couple of weeks. It goes without saying that this was a...

Game 20 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 5 vs. Lightning 2

If the last eight days have taught us anything, it's that this is an inconsistent Leafs team. After a terrible performance against Nashville, they came...

Game Review: Game #19, Nashville Predators 9, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

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Game 19 Scoring Chances: Predators 9 vs. Maple Leafs 2

One of the ugliest displays I've seen from a Leaf team in a long time unfolded on Tuesday, as they were routed 9-2 by...

Leafs Notebook – November 17

This past weekend, Pat Burns was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame despite no longer being with us. It served as a stark...

Game Review: Game #18, Buffalo Sabres 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

There’s no such thing as a good team that is inconsistent. The definition of a good team is one that is consistent. By extension, mediocre...

Game 17 Scoring Chances: Penguins 2 vs. Maple Leafs 1

The Leafs had twelve minutes of powerplay time, but weren't able to get a goal out of any of it against the Penguins. Pittsburgh...

Game Review: Game #16, Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Boston Bruins 1

There will be some debate after this win as to whether the Leafs were just that good or the Bruins were just that “off.” Zdeno...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins

Game 16 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 6 vs. Bruins 1

After losing out in their last game against Boston, Toronto came out strong last night, dominating the first ten minutes and getting a goal...

Leafs Notebook – November 11

The 2013-14 season marked the first time since the 1989-90 campaign that no goalie played more than 65 games. https://twitter.com/cmasisak22/status/456305105310986241 That was, of course, an Olympic...

Game Review: Game #15, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Senators 3

It was the first game the Maple Leafs have won without a Phil Kessel point this season. And it came in a five-goal game for the...

Game 15 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 5 vs. Senators 3

After playing a wild game with the Rangers last night, tonight's game, the makeup for the postponement from the 22nd, was another exciting and...

Game Review: Game #14, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Rangers 4

It was an entertaining Saturday night win by the Maple Leafs and, as the scoreline would suggest, not a banner night defensively for either...

Game 14 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 5 vs. NY Rangers 4

The Leafs had another dismal start, falling behind in the first minute, but ended up on top of a wild opening period, up 3-2...
Carter Ashton

Legal Look: Ashton’s 20 Game Suspension

With the announcement yesterday afternoon that Maple Leafs winger Carter Ashton has been suspended for violation of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program as...

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