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Frederik Andersen, Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

Leafs Report Cards: Top power-play unit continues to struggle in overtime loss to Ottawa

We're almost there, folks. It's becoming tougher and tougher to derive meaning out of these meaningless regular-season games as the season winds down here, but we'll...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Winnipeg Jets, Jack Campbell

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto gets through regular-season finale unscathed in loss to Jets

It's over. It's finally over. I'm not going to lie, it's been quite difficult for me trying to take meaningful notes on meaningless games lately....
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, game 1

Game in 10: Maple Leafs fail to generate enough at 5v5, lose special teams...

There was a hockey game tonight -- and we will get to that -- but I’d be remiss if I did not start by...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 2

Game in 10: Leafs overcome early deficit with convincing bounce-back Game 2 victory

After an emotionally charged Game 1, the Toronto Maple Leafs took care of business in a much-needed statement game of sorts to settle down...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Jack Campbell

Game in 10: Morgan Rielly’s game winner, Jack Campbell’s massive third-period performance secures 2-1...

They don’t ask how in the playoffs. A win is a win, and there isn’t much time to think about it considering these two teams...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 7

Game in 10: Same as it ever was

Honestly, I don’t even want to write this article. All day, I wanted to believe things would be different. Just this once. Matthews and/or Marner...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 4 win, Jason Spezza & Joe Thornton

Game in 10: Alex Galchenyuk revenge game, veteran production, Jack Campbell shutout highlight a...

Up 2-1 in the series and on the second night of a back-to-back, many were wondering how Sheldon Keefe would approach his lineup decisions...
Nick Suzuki, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, game 5

Game in 10: Jake Muzzin’s heroics force OT but Leafs fall short in Game...

The hardest thing to do is put a team away to end their season. Montreal came out tonight looking crisper, more aggressive on the forecheck,...
Nick Suzuki, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, game 6

Game in 10: Unbelievably, we’re off to Game 7 — and it’s no less...

The Leafs deserved to lose tonight. Yes, they made a nice comeback. Yes, they absolutely outplayed the Habs in overtime. But the first two periods...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

Leafs Report Cards: Spezza provides a spark but the comeback falls short in Ottawa

Well, that was certainly a hockey game. I'm still trying to process what on earth I just watched. Let's walk through it period by period...

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto gets blown out by shorthanded Penguins team

Pretty much everything that could have gone wrong went wrong tonight. The Leafs picked up their third consecutive loss tonight, falling to a team that...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Leafs Report Cards: Another “lesson” for the Maple Leafs in loss to Carolina

Oh, the joys of watching the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sometimes diving deeper into the data doesn't help me arrive at a better understanding of this...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Los Angeles Kings

Leafs Report Cards: Bad start sinks Toronto, Danault continues to haunt the SBA as...

Let's dispel some myths real quick. Whenever you see a final score of 5-1, your assumption is that the losing team got their teeth kicked...
Ritchie, Matthews, Nylander, Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: William Nylander stays hot, Toronto wins low-event game in Philadelphia

Well, that was boring... until it wasn't! There weren't too many scoring chances in this game for either side, but the Leafs were eventually able...
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Morgan Rielly plays hero, Toronto scrapes out an undeserved win

That was such a weird game. The Leafs didn't deserve the two points tonight, but they'll certainly take them. Given the goaltending matchup and lineups,...
Jack Campbell, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers

Leafs Report Cards: Rielly double dips, Campbell remains lights-out in win over Rangers

This team has been playing some excellent hockey lately. With another win against the New York Rangers, that makes 10 out of their last 11...
Jake Muzzin, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Leafs Report Cards: Jack Campbell keeps Toronto in the game but offense dries up...

Will the Toronto Maple Leafs Ever Score Again? Sorry, that's my clickbaity headline. Toronto lost to Pittsburgh 2-0 on Saturday night, which brings up a funny...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Mitch Marner scores shorthanded game winner, Toronto shuts out Islanders in...

A Joseph Woll shutout, just like we all expected! The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders by a final score of 3-0 on...
Alex Kerfoot, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto enjoys long-overdue offensive outburst, lays beatdown on LA

When shots become goals: the story of puck luck I talk about shooting percentage a lot in these post-game columns, especially this season with the...
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Odd-man rushes against, shocking officiating combine for ugly loss in Winnipeg

What the hell did we just watch? This is my reaction -- to all of it. The countless 2v1s Toronto gave up in the second period;...

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