Game Review: Game #3, Ottawa Senators 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (SO)
Meetings between the Leafs and Senators in recent seasons have typically been high scoring, back-and-forth affairs, particularly at the Air Canada Center.
After an inability to score in...
Game 2 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Red Wings 4 vs. Leafs 0
Toronto fell behind early again, but unlike their opener they weren't able to get back in the game.
The Leafs gave up an early power play...
Game Review: Game #2, Detroit Red Wings 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
It was a loss that had Leaf fans thinking, "there's 80 more of these?" at the Joe Louis tonight.
There wasn’t much to like about the first period...
Game 1 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Canadiens 3 vs. Leafs 1
There was a lot of doom and gloom around the Toronto Maple Leafs entering the season, and a bad goal against in the first...
Game Review: Game #1, Montreal Canadiens 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
There was lots to like about the Leaf effort despite a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens to kick off the 2015-16 season.
In terms of the process on...
Game Review: Preseason Game #7, Detroit Red Wings 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
This was an improved effort by the Maple Leafs, and a more palatable defeat than what took place in Buffalo on Tuesday.
The second period was...
Game Review: Preseason Game #6, Buffalo Sabres 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Tonight's lineup was much closer to the real thing, and there wasn’t a whole lot to like about the performances.
Among the forwards, exceptions to the...
Game Review: Preseason Game #5, Montreal Canadiens 1 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
We’re reaching the point where, “just happy to have hockey back,” meets, “preseason can end any day now.”
After a reasonably energetic first as far...
Game Review: Preseason Game #4, Buffalo Sabres 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4
A good start to game in which the Leafs took a 2-0 lead, played with structure and looked good on the breakout gave way to poor puck management...
Game Review: Preseason Game #3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Montreal Canadiens 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs are undefeated through three games under Mike Babcock.
Preseason is presason, but three efforts from the Leafs where they've outshot, outpossessed,...
Game Review: Preseason Game #2, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Ottawa Senators 1
In the Toronto half of the split squad games, the Maple Leafs won 4-1 on goals from PA Parenteau (2), Nick Spaling and Stuart...
Game Review: Preseason Game #1, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 3
The Maple Leafs overcame 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to win 4-3 on a Joffrey Lupul game winner 55 seconds into three-on-three overtime.
Goals: Dion Phaneuf,...
Game 82 Scoring Chances: Canadiens 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (SO)
The Leafs' disappointing season finished with one of their stronger performances of 2015, against a playoff-bound Montreal team.
The Leafs out-chanced Montreal in the first...
Game 81 Scoring Chances: Blue Jackets 5 vs. Maple Leafs 0
The Leafs' final road game of the season was a fitting summary of their 2015 play.
They were heavily out-chanced in the first period, with Columbus...
Game 80 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Senators 2 (SO)
Toronto had a great first period, out-chancing Ottawa and getting an early goal from Joffrey Lupul to take the lead.
After the intermission, the Senators...
Game 79 Scoring Chances: Bruins 2 vs. Maple Leafs 1 (SO)
This was the type of game we have seen quite often from the Leafs over the last couple of years, but not much during...
Game 78 Scoring Chances: Sabres 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3
There wasn't much action at even strength in the first period, with just four chances between the two teams, but each team managed a...
Game 77 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Lightning 1
Toronto had a great start against the Lightning, getting two first period goals and out-chancing Tampa Bay 5-2 at even strength.
A late power-play goal...
Game 76 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Senators 3 (OT)
This was a tight game in chances through two periods, with neither team doing much. A ninety second flurry early in the second featured...
Game 75 Scoring Chances: Panthers 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Like their last game, against the Wild, the Toronto Maple Leafs started well against the Florida Panthers, out-chancing them in the first period.
Things then fell...