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.

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...
Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Brad Marchand, Maple Leafs vs. Panthers

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: 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...
John Tavares and William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Nylander returns with a bang, Maple Leafs take care of business vs....

Some nights, all you can do is take care of business against the opponent put in front of you. The Maple Leafs did just...

Game Review: Maple Leafs pass a big test in Colorado, extend points streak to...

If there is a single 20-minute period that encapsulates just how far the Maple Leafs have come in their overall team game and five-on-five...
Dennis Hildeby, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Tired Maple Leafs don’t show up in Utah, lose in regulation for...

Coming off an intense, fast-paced OT win in Colorado, the Maple Leafs laid an egg in Utah on the second half of a back-to-back,...
Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Game Review: Maple Leafs throw away a point in maddening OT loss to Vegas

The storylines fixated on Mitch Marner, but lost amid all that drama was the fact that the Maple Leafs needed to keep pace with...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Resilient Maple Leafs find their way back in Winnipeg to end tough...

A gutsy third-period effort to erase a 3-1 deficit in Winnipeg turned a tough road trip into a relatively successful one (five of eight...

Game Review: Fatigued Maple Leafs continue to struggle defensively in loss to Wild

Yeesh. The first five minutes of this game looked like it could've been a much different type of night, as the Leafs tilted the ice...

Game Review: Maple Leafs struggle to solve John Gibson, run out of steam in...

On the one hand, the Maple Leafs were swept by Detroit in the season series tonight, and that will cost them in the standings...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Maple Leafs show up late to Mitch Marner’s return game, lose 6-3

I’m not in the mindset to award any brownie points for the Maple Leafs’ comeback effort in the second period of this game. It’s better...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Sabres

Game Review: A statement loss in a must-win game for the Maple Leafs

With everyone inside and outside the organization labeling this either a "must-win" or a "huge" game for the Maple Leafs, they gave up six...

Game Review: More baffling lineup decisions, awful defensive play plague Maple Leafs in loss...

Well, any concern that the Maple Leafs would sweep their Western road trip and possibly fool themselves ahead of the trade deadline can be...

Anthony Petrielli breaks down Maple Leafs’ shootout win over Vancouver on Leafs Talk w/...

MLHS' Anthony Petrielli joined Sam McKee on Sportsnet's Leafs Talk to digest the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awXYCG_-t7k On the Leafs'...

Game Review: William Nylander, Joseph Woll drag Maple Leafs to victory in Calgary

Tonight's opening shift perfectly set the tone for the 40 minutes to follow: Calgary put the puck in deep, cycled and outworked the Maple...
Jake McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Review: Maple Leafs enter the break on a high note with a satisfying...

They aren't dead yet. The Maple Leafs will head into the Olympic break on a three-game winning streak and five points out of a...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

Game Review: Leafs hockey returns with a whimper in Tampa Bay

After a three-week break, Leafs hockey returned with a whimper in Tampa, where Toronto suffered a 4-2 defeat that wasn’t really much of a...
Auston Matthews, Thomas Chabot, Maple Leafs vs. Senators

Game Review: 2025-26 Maple Leafs sink to new low in loss to Senators

After every Leafs game, we try our best to write a detailed review recapping the game's events and providing insight into individual performances, storylines,...
Craig Berube, Maple Leafs head coach

The best time for a Leafs coaching change was months ago. The next best...

The best time for the 2025-26 Maple Leafs to make a coaching change was back in November (when the writing was on the wall),...

Adrift Maple Leafs are neither winning nor learning anything right now

"You’re either winning or you’re learning" is one of my favourite sayings in sports. It’s a constructive way to frame a game in a glass-half-full...

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