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Everything you need to know about last night’s Leafs game is broken down by an MLHS writer within minutes of the final buzzer.

Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Maple Leafs show up late to Mitch Marner’s return game, lose 6-3

I’m not in the mindset to award any brownie points for the Maple Leafs’ comeback effort in the second period of this game. It’s better...

Game Review: Maple Leafs struggle to solve John Gibson, run out of steam in...

On the one hand, the Maple Leafs were swept by Detroit in the season series tonight, and that will cost them in the standings...

Game Review: Fatigued Maple Leafs continue to struggle defensively in loss to Wild

Yeesh. The first five minutes of this game looked like it could've been a much different type of night, as the Leafs tilted the ice...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Resilient Maple Leafs find their way back in Winnipeg to end tough...

A gutsy third-period effort to erase a 3-1 deficit in Winnipeg turned a tough road trip into a relatively successful one (five of eight...
Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Game Review: Maple Leafs throw away a point in maddening OT loss to Vegas

The storylines fixated on Mitch Marner, but lost amid all that drama was the fact that the Maple Leafs needed to keep pace with...
Dennis Hildeby, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Tired Maple Leafs don’t show up in Utah, lose in regulation for...

Coming off an intense, fast-paced OT win in Colorado, the Maple Leafs laid an egg in Utah on the second half of a back-to-back,...

Game Review: Maple Leafs pass a big test in Colorado, extend points streak to...

If there is a single 20-minute period that encapsulates just how far the Maple Leafs have come in their overall team game and five-on-five...
John Tavares and William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Nylander returns with a bang, Maple Leafs take care of business vs....

Some nights, all you can do is take care of business against the opponent put in front of you. The Maple Leafs did just...

Game Review: Laughton provides storybook ending for the Maple Leafs in Philadelphia

Scott Laughton's folk hero status continues to rise in Toronto. I had to blink a few times to make sure I wasn’t superimposing the memory...
Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Brad Marchand, Maple Leafs vs. Panthers

Game Review: Maple Leafs full marks in four-line win over Florida

For the second time this season, the Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-1 thanks to a strong four-line effort. Frankly,...

Game Review: Passive third period costs Maple Leafs a point on Matthews’ record-setting night

First things first: Congratulations, Auston Matthews! https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/2007629734155264048 We all knew this accomplishment was inevitable several years ago, and it became clear it would happen well before...
Auston Matthews, Leafs vs. Flyers

Game Review: Matthews’ hat trick leads resilient Leafs’ comeback in wild win over Jets

The Maple Leafs erased 4-1 and 5-4 deficits in a classic Bob Cole “everything is happening”-style hockey game to kick off the 2026 portion...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs vs. Devils

Game Review: Banged-up Maple Leafs earn character win over Devils to close out 2025

coauthored by Alec Brownscombe & Anthony Petrielli The Maple Leafs saved our favourite win of the season so far for the last game of 2025. The...

Game Review: After a promising first half, Maple Leafs let a point slip in...

While the Red Wings were hanging around only down 1-0, you had to feel good about the Maple Leafs’ play through 35 minutes of...

Game Review: Matthews & Knies lead the way, Maple Leafs hang on in third...

The 27-game stretch between Christmas and the NHL trade deadline began tonight, and if the Maple Leafs want to turn around their season, they...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs

Game Review: William Nylander leads the way, Maple Leafs get badly needed win over...

Coming off the firing of an assistant coach and sitting last in the Eastern Conference after losing three straight/five of their previous six, the...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Maple Leafs’ best players can’t solve Jake Oettinger, losing streak continues in...

When Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares alone combine to double the other team’s total in high-danger chances, the Maple Leafs are supposed...

Game Review: Lineup shuffle doesn’t do the trick, bigger changes needed after Maple Leafs’...

Coming off what can be gently described as one of the Maple Leafs' more lifeless outings over the past decade in Washington, notable changes...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Maple Leafs give up after falling behind in Washington

The head coach called his club's patently poor effort against Chicago a "character win" after the Maple Leafs pulled a rabbit out of their...

Game Review: Maple Leafs pull one out of the fire, win the Bowen game...

All at once, this was a vital two points, a very fitting final four minutes to the Joe Bowen tribute game, and a not-at-all-reassuring...