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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Game Review: Same old problems plague Maple Leafs in HNIC loss to Oilers
We can all agree with Craig Berube's lamentation of his team’s lack of urgency to start the third period while down a goal in...
Game Review: Maple Leafs, careless with the lead, fall to Sharks in OT
Similar to the shootout losses against the Sharks last season, the Maple Leafs let a very winnable game slip away in this 3-2 overtime...
Game Review: Maple Leafs lock down 1-0 lead, continue winning streak over Lightning
For the most part, this 2-0 victory followed the Maple Leafs’ formula that led to their regular-season division title success in 2024-25. It also...
Game Review: Maple Leafs grab loser point, Dennis Hildeby their best player in underwhelming...
The Maple Leafs' modest three-game winning streak is over, but they managed to pick up a point from a game in which they probably...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get more contributions from up and down the lineup in...
Just like that, the previously hapless Maple Leafs emerged from a tough five-game road trip with a 4-1-0 record while outscoring the opposition 16-4...
Game Review: Bottom six provides the offense in Maple Leafs’ big road win over...
With an important two points on the line in this divisional matchup between two under-performing rivals, this was a complete team effort on the...
Game Review: Maple Leafs earn badly needed, relatively stress-free regulation win in Pittsburgh
Boy, did the Maple Leafs ever need a win like this. Not once did Toronto trail in this game, and they cruised to victory...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get back to losing ways in Washington
This was a real gut-punch of a loss, but I'll start by mentioning that there were sections of this game I quite liked from...