Game Review: Game #10, Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs were delivered a blow before the start of the game with the news that oft injured forward, Joffrey Lupul, was...
Game 10 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Blue Jackets 1
The Leafs earned a second straight win against a short-handed Blue Jackets team, getting some opportunistic third period goals to secure the victory.
The first...
Game Review: Game #9, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Buffalo Sabres 0
Buffalo is projecting as one of the worst teams in the modern era, but this win was convincing and much needed.
If you want to...
Game 9 Scoring Chances: TOR 4 vs. BUF 0
After getting a lot of media heat from Saturday night's loss, the Leafs had the perfect response.
They played what was, by the numbers, easily...
Game 8 Scoring Chances: BOS 4 vs. TOR 1
When I had the chance to sit down and watch this game, having missed it live, I expected a Leaf performance quite a bit...
Game Review: Game #8, Boston Bruins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
With an ugly loss to the Boston Bruins, the Maple Leafs have fallen to 1-4 on home ice, and Randy Carlyle sounds lost for answers...
Game 7 Scoring Chances: TOR 5 vs. NYI 2
The scoreline and result from Tuesday night's game was very similar to the Leafs trip to New York earlier in the season, as they...
Game Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce.
The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got...
Game 6 Scoring Chances: DET 1 vs. TOR 0
This was a bit of an odd game, scoring chance wise.
The Maple Leafs had a superior possession performance to what they managed Friday night, but...
Game Review: Game #6, Red Wings 1 vs. Maple Leafs 0 (OT)
The Maple Leafs will have to settle for just one point out of four as the weekend back to back versus Detroit ended with...
Game 5 Scoring Chances: DET 4 vs. TOR 1
After getting a little momentum, winning two straight games and winning the chance count against Colorado, the Maple Leafs had a disappointing return to form...
Game Review: Game #5, Red Wings 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Not a good first half of a back to back for the Maple Leafs, to put it lightly.
Credit where it's due, this was a...
Game 4 Scoring Chances: TOR 3 vs. COL 2
For the first time this year, the Leafs were clearly the superior team in Tuesday's game against Colorado.
They dominated the ES chances, especially in...
Game Review: Game #4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT)
In the clash of the Corsi outlaws, it was the Maple Leafs on the right side of a 40-24 shot count and a 3-2 final...
Game Review: Game #3, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Rangers 3
Just what the doctor ordered.
Coming off an embarrassing defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Maple Leafs needed goals from their top offensive players and...
Game Review: Game #2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Maple Leafs were completely dominated by the Penguins, and the team looked as dysfunctional as it did at the end of the 2013-2014 season.
...
Game Review: Game #1, Montreal Canadiens 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
A good first period featuring first-ever NHL points for Stuart Percy and Brandon Kozun – on Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri goals, respectively –...
Game Review: Preseason Game #9, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Red Wings 1
The Maple Leafs looked sharp, determined and detailed — especially for a preseason game -- easily handling the Detroit Red Wings in their final...
Game Review: Preseason Game #8, Red Wings 3 vs. Maple Leafs 0
This game was an abject waste of everybody’s time. On top of being one of the poorer-played games we’ve ever seen out of two...
Game Review: Preseason Game #7, Maple Leafs 3 vs. Sabres 2 (SO)
The Maple Leafs moved to 4-1-1 in preseason with a game that followed an awfully familiar script:
The Leafs' first line was dangerous in both ends.
The Leafs gave...














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