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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Mitch Marner, Team Canda 4 Nations

Game in 10: Mitch Marner is the overtime hero in Team Canada’s opening win...

It is absolutely criminal that we were robbed of international, best-on-best hockey for nearly ten years.  What a game, what a result, and as always,...
Sidney Crosby, Team Canada 4 Nations

Game in 10: Start for the ages gives way to offensive frustration for Team...

The game started with a bang and ended with a whimper, but Team Canada is not out yet, even if they have their work...
Connor McDavid, Team Canada

Game in 10: Adjustments pay off as Team Canada takes care of business vs....

Bring on the rematch. In the meantime, your Game in 10: 1.   Team Canada blew up their lines in this game and made some much-needed changes...
Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

Lessons from the 4 Nations tournament for the Maple Leafs, and examining the depth...

Wow, what a 4 Nations tournament so far.  I thought it would be fun, but I didn’t expect this. The teams are playing for keeps...
Mitch Marner, Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Devon Toews celebrate Team Canada's 4 Nations win over Team USA

Game in 10: Team Canada wins 4 Nations championship, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews...

O, Canada! Entering this tournament, it felt like a fun idea that could be a good watch, but it turned into a full-on battle for...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes

Game in 10: Maple Leafs build a big lead through balanced scoring, survive late...

Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Maple Leafs benefited from balanced five-on-five scoring en route to a 6-3 over Carolina. Sketchy late-game...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Depth scoring the theme of the weekend as Maple Leafs pick...

For the first time since February 12, 2003, when Ed Belfour tended goal and Tie Domi scored for Toronto, the Maple Leafs beat the...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

The Atlantic Division title is there for the taking for the Maple Leafs —...

The only piece of "hardware" this Maple Leafs core can claim through eight seasons is a shortened-season Canadian division title.  While the team has been...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Depth scorers keep churning out goals in Maple Leafs’ thrilling comeback...

In one of the most eventful games of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from 3-0 and 4-3 down to defeat the Boston...
Connor Murphy, Chicago Blackhawks

Surveying the defense trade market for the Toronto Maple Leafs: Connor Murphy, Colton Parayko,...

With the trade deadline quickly approaching, the Maple Leafs hold a narrow lead in their Atlantic Division dogfight against the Panthers and Lightning. While it...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Anthony Stolarz keeps rolling, Maple Leafs opportunistic offensively in win over...

The Maple Leafs got enough timely scoring and saves from Anthony Stolarz (33) to overcome a mediocre effort in the Big Apple on Friday...
Nick Robertson, Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs’ uptick in depth scoring and offense from the defense, and is...

Happy NHL trade deadline week!  At this point, it’s a matter of when and who -- rather than if -- the Atlantic-leading Leafs add to...

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