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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Rielly, O’Reilly come through in the clutch as Maple Leafs steal...

Good teams find ways to win, and that’s what the Maple Leafs did in Game 3. It was not a picture-perfect game or one they...
Morgan Rielly, Brayden Point, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

Game 3 Analysis: Ilya Samsonov makes his mark on the series as Maple Leafs...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are all about finding ways to win, even on nights when you aren't dictating play. The Toronto Maple Leafs did...
Alex Kerfoot, OT winner celly, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

Game in 10: It was 4-1! Maple Leafs pull off a Game 4 miracle

This was the fifth time since 2017 that the Maple Leafs went into Game 4 of a series up 2-1. In three of their...

Game 4 Analysis: Clutch production and team resilience has the Leafs on the verge...

Why win just one playoff road game in OT after a dramatic third-period comeback when you can win two in a row? A team best...
Toronto Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe, Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner

Michael Bunting’s healthy scratch, series adjustments, a defense pairing conundrum, and other scattered thoughts...

I am not surprised by the fact that the series is 3-1 for the Maple Leafs so much as the manner in which we’ve...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Game in 10: Maple Leafs still searching for their ‘A’ game in the series...

If we are going to be completely honest about this playoff series, the Maple Leafs really didn’t deserve to be up 3-1 based on...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs slay the dragon, defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in OT...

Maple Leafs Hot Stove launched on September 3, 2008, and for the first time ever we can officially write the words: The Toronto Maple Leafs...

How the Maple Leafs slayed the dragon vs. Tampa and ended their playoff drought

The 11th time is the charm. The Toronto Maple Leafs finally finished off a playoff series when given the chance to do so, defeating...

Series Preview: The Florida Panthers are not to be underestimated, but there are clear...

The second-round matchup is set. In a bit of a shocker, the Toronto Maple Leafs have retained home-ice advantage and will play the Florida...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs sucked into the Panthers’ style of game en route...

For years now, the prevailing thought was that if the Maple Leafs could just get over the hump of winning in the first round,...

Game 1 Analysis: The adjustments needed and reasons for optimism ahead of Game 2

The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs saw the Toronto Maple Leafs perfect the art of losing the balance of play but winning...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs shoot themselves in the foot, get rope-a-doped into a...

For years now, the common belief has been that if the Maple Leafs could just get past the first round, the pressure would be...

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