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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.

Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs overcome early deficit, eke out win over the Habs...

Entering this game, the home team had won 12 straight games in the Leafs vs. Habs rivalry. Well, that’s over now. With new players in...
John Tavares, Danton Heinen, Maple Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose the special teams and goaltending battles, suffer season-series...

A special-teams deficit, a gift to the Bruins courtesy of William Nylander, and a bad goal on Joseph Woll sunk a tired Maple Leafs...
Ilya Samsonov, Leafs vs. Sabres

Game in 10: Maple Leafs emerge with two points from a sleepy night vs....

Auston Matthews put an end to one of the dullest Maple Leafs games of the season, capping a sleepy 2-1 OT win over the...
David Pastrnak vs Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: David Pastrnak outshines the Leafs’ stars, Toronto’s special teams falter in...

This was an opportunity for the Maple Leafs to close the gap in the race for home-ice advantage in the division. They came into...
Ryan Reaves, Maple Leafs vs. Rangers, Matt Rempe fight

Game in 10: Tavares line and Ilya Samsonov lead the way, Rempe injures Lyubushkin...

The Maple Leafs erased two one-goal deficits and overcame a late tying goal against to defeat the Rangers by a score of 4-3 in...
Ryan Reaves vs. O'Brien, Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes

Game in 10: On the Ilya Lyubushkin acquisition and the Maple Leafs’ ugly win...

The Ilya Lyubushkin acquisition quickly overshadowed a mostly forgettable and not particularly well-played 4-2 victory by the Maple Leafs over the Arizona Coyotes. Let's jump...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Golden Knighst

Game in 10: Ugly defensive lapses, quiet night offensively halts Maple Leafs’ winning streak

The Vegas Golden Knights exacted revenge with a solid 6-2 win over Toronto, snapping the Leafs' seven-game winning streak in the process. A sleepy first...
Tyler Bertuzzi, Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Samsonov, Bertuzzi, and the power play come up trumps as the...

Entering the toughest building in the NHL at the end of their road trip, the Maple Leafs found a way to extend their winning...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Golden Knights

Game in 10: Max Domi pockets two, Maple Leafs keep rolling with seven-goal rout...

It was the second half of a back-to-back on the road against the defending Stanley Cup champions with a fully healthy defense for only...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes

Game in 10: Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann keep piling up the goals as Maple...

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished the Morgan Rielly suspension 5-0-0 after a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes in which Auston Matthews scored his...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs vs. Blues

Game in 10: Matthews, Knies & McMann remain hot as all-situations offense powers Maple...

The Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four with a 4-2 win over St. Louis powered by one power-play goal courtesy of Auston...
Matthew Knies, Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews celebrate Leafs goal

Game in 10: Auston Matthews notches first-career five-point night, William Nylander registers 500th point...

The Maple Leafs avoided a letdown game against a basement-dwelling opponent, absolutely destroying the Ducks by a score of 9-2. Despite the notable absences in...
Auston Matthews, Leafs vs. Flyers

Game in 10: Matthews’ natural hat trick, Nylander’s OT winner overcomes ugly first period...

Auston Matthews scored a second-period natural hat trick, but a late third-period collapse meant the Toronto Maple Leafs needed William Nylander's OT goal to...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Blues

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ depth steps up, Bobby McMann tallies first career hat...

Anticipating a healthy scratch when he arrived at the rink in the morning, Bobby McMann was putting the finishing touches on his first career...
William Lagesson, Maple Leafs vs. Senators

Game in 10: Early missed opportunities, defensive breakdowns sink Maple Leafs in 5-3 loss...

The lowly Ottawa Senators continued to have the Maple Leafs' number as they won the season series 3-1 with a 5-3 victory on Saturday...
Mitch Marner, Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Core Four lights up the scoresheet as Maple Leafs shake off...

For whatever reason, sometimes one team has another's number. For the Maple Leafs, the Stars are one of those teams. Make it six in...
Ilya Samsonov vs. Kyle MacLean, Maple Leafs vs. Islanders

Game in 10: Maple Leafs struggle to finish, shoot themselves in the foot defensively...

The Toronto Maple Leafs allowed a crushing late goal to former Leaf Pierre Engvall as they dropped a frustrating game by a score of...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Jets

Game in 10: Ryan Reaves and Tyler Bertuzzi make successful returns to the lineup,...

There may be better ways to enter the bye week and All-Star break than sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in a home-and-home, but I can't...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov carries Maple Leafs to two points with statement first-star...

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 in overtime on a night when Ilya Samsonov stole the show and Toronto's top power-play...
Pontus Holmberg, Leafs vs. Kraken

Game in 10: Maple Leafs, Ilya Samsonov earn much-needed victory in Seattle to conclude...

Playing their eighth game in 12 days, the Maple Leafs dug in and earned a split of the West Coast road trip with a...

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