Game Reviews

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

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 Game 3

Game 3 Analysis: Alex Kerfoot steps up at 2C, breaking down both teams’ power...

Well, that wasn't stressful at all! After dominating the run of play for two periods, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to make things interesting for...
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 & Alex Galchenyuk

Game 4 Analysis: The Leafs’ cycle dominance, PK excellence, and second-period superiority are tipping...

Redemption game for the reclamation project against his former team After failing to register a single shot attempt in his previous two games, Alex Galchenyuk...
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...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

Game 5 Analysis: Killer turnovers, William Nylander’s ice time, and lineup decisions ahead of...

That's what happens when you turn the puck over. The more I got into hockey analytics, the more I tended to value some of the...
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...
Leafs lose Game 6, Montreal Canadiens

Game 6 Analysis: Here we go again…

My goal is always to remain objective with these postgame evaluations, but there's something about the emotional aspect of last night that got to...
Toronto Maple Leafs lose Game 7 to the Montreal Canadiens, Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews

Game 7 Analysis: Where on Earth does this team go from here?

After watching the Maple Leafs fail to start Game 6 with any semblance of intensity the other night, I'm not sure why we should...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Bunting & Ho-Sang make positive impressions, Nylander, Muzzin & Tavares lead the...

Who's ready for some Leafs preseason hockey!? The honest answer might be: not too many people. Heck, it's going to be hard trying to convince myself...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens preseason

Game Review: Kase and Kampf make strong preseason debuts in Maple Leafs’ special teams-laden...

Anyone else miss Leafs hockey as much as I did? I'm well aware that it's the preseason following yet another disappointing Round 1 exit in...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Michael Bunting nets hat trick as Maple Leafs’ new forward additions impress...

Some of these guys look pretty good! Only three games into the preseason, it's already tough not to get excited about a few of these...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Rasmus Sandin and Pierre Engvall share the game puck as ‘B’...

Let's see what we can take out of this one. I doubt you'll be telling your future grandkids about this game, but hey, it's the...
Wayne Simmonds, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto can’t solve Shesterkin in OT loss to Rangers

Sometimes you get goalie'd in this sport. The Leafs absolutely dominated the run of play tonight -- and ran into a hot goaltender. It's happened...
Nick Ritchie, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Nick Ritchie makes his mark on preseason, Toronto’s power play shows...

Call me crazy, but I'm having fun with some of these games. I know how hard it's going to be to convince the average Leafs...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators, preseason, William Nylander

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto loses Mikheyev to injury in dominant win over Senators to...

Onto the regular season, folks! In Toronto's last preseason game of 2021, they did us all a favour and iced a lineup consisting of 20...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Engvall and Nylander lead the way offensively, new checking line makes...

We're officially back! How great did it feel to hear a packed Scotiabank Arena again? Sure, it was just Game 1 of the regular season for...
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...

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