News Category: Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews, Leafs face Panthers in Atlantic showdown

Auston Matthews will return home as a two-time 60-goal scorer when the Toronto Maple Leafs play host to the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Matthews reached that plateau for the second time Saturday night when the visiting Maple Leafs defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. A large contingent of Leafs fans made the drive to nearby Buffalo. “If you’re not going to get it at home, this is probably second best,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said.

Tage Thompson, Sabres take aim at Maple Leafs

After rallying from an early two-goal deficit to win their most recent game and keep their slim playoff hopes alive, the Buffalo Sabres will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the second contest of a back-to-back set. There is little room for error for the Sabres (35-34-5, 75 points), who closed to within six points of the Washington Capitals for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference following Friday’s 5-2 victory

Maple Leafs out to jumpstart offense vs. Devils

The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to regain their scoring touch Tuesday, while the visiting New Jersey Devils hope to build on a shutout performance. The Maple Leafs (40-21-9, 89 points) had scored at least three goals in six successive games before losing 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. Toronto had defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday. The Devils (35-33-4, 74 points) defeated the host New York Islanders 4-0 on

Hurricanes look for season sweep of Maple Leafs

Two teams that have been mostly sharp as the NHL regular season nears the end will meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes get together Sunday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes (44-20-7, 95 points) have points in six consecutive games (5-0-1). Carolina’s 7-6 shootout loss Friday night at Washington stung because it seemed like several times the Hurricanes were in position to grab control of the game. “Every little bad bounce seemed

Connor McDavid, Oilers set to tangle with Auston Matthews, Leafs

The Edmonton Oilers know that they will need to play a more complete game when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. It will be a matchup between two of the league’s two most dynamic players in Toronto’s Auston Matthews and Edmonton captain Connor McDavid. There is an extra element to the game in Edmonton’s Zach Hyman. The former Maple Leafs forward has 48 goals this season, nine fewer than the league-leading Matthews.

Flyers continue difficult stretch with Maple Leafs rematch

The Philadelphia Flyers will continue to battle through a rigorous schedule with the hopes of landing a playoff berth in what was expected to be a rebuilding season. The path to the postseason won’t get any easier when the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Philadelphia (34-26-8, 76 points) dropped its last two games — 6-2 to the Maple Leafs on Thursday and 6-5 to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Joel Farabee scored

Road-warrior Maple Leafs host hot Hurricanes

The Toronto Maple Leafs would be well-served by bringing home their road performance when they play against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. The Maple Leafs have often played better on the road this season as they showed Thursday night in a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Toronto has posted a 20-7-6 record in 33 games away from home this season. Only the 2018-19 team (32 games) reached 20 road wins faster. “I

Leafs focus on improving ‘D’ ahead of visit to Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs in a classic NHL matchup Saturday night. Despite the distance between teams – Montreal is seventh in the Atlantic Division while the Leafs sit third – both are facing similar situations: the quest to find improvement. For Toronto, it’s about being firm and becoming a team that doesn’t need to outscore its problems. The Leafs’ defensive structure is that focus for growth, with general manager Brad Treliving

Bruins bid to bring out broom in season series vs. Leafs

The Boston Bruins are following a different track of a season than the one that led to the Presidents’ Trophy in 2022-23. Despite recent ups and downs, the Bruins are presented with an opportunity to finish a four-game season sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night when the Original Six rivals meet in Boston. The Bruins, who have lost 10 of their last 15 games (5-4-6), completed a back-to-back set earlier this week

Sabres out to continue success over Maple Leafs

The visiting Buffalo Sabres go for their third win in three tries over the Toronto Maple Leafs this season when the Atlantic Division teams meet Wednesday night. The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs at Buffalo 9-3 on Dec. 21 and posted a 6-4 victory at Toronto on Nov. 4. The Sabres are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. The Sabres have won five of their past seven games, including