News Category: Toronto Maple Leafs

Avalanche want to build on win streak, Maple Leafs on the rebound

The surging Colorado Avalanche will be going for their third consecutive victory Saturday night when they open a five-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Avalanche are coming off a 3-0 home win Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights and are on an 8-1-1 roll. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, lost 4-3 in overtime on the road Thursday to the New York Islanders after leading 3-1. It ended Toronto’s four-game winning streak. In Colorado’s

Islanders look to repeat history against streaking Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ previous visit to Long Island coincided with the New York Islanders’ most successful stretch of the season. The Islanders are hoping history begins repeating itself Thursday night, when they host the Maple Leafs for the final time this season in Elmont, N.Y. Both teams were off Wednesday after playing at home Tuesday, when the Islanders fell to the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 and the Maple Leafs continued surging with a 7-1 win

Leafs meet Sharks again, now with William Nylander locked up

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander will be a wealthier man when he takes the ice Tuesday night against the visiting San Jose Sharks. The Maple Leafs announced Monday that Nylander has signed an eight-year, $92 million contract extension with the team. Nylander had two goals and an assist Saturday when the Maple Leafs defeated the Sharks 4-1 in San Jose. Nylander has 21 goals and 33 assists for a team-high 54 points this season.

Leafs heating up while Sharks desperate to snap 10-game skid

The Toronto Maple Leafs will go for three consecutive victories when they complete a three-game road trip Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, who have lost 10 straight. The Maple Leafs won the first two games of their trip — 3-0 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and 2-1 in overtime over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The Sharks lost 2-1 at home to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday for their 10th consecutive loss

Maple Leafs hope to build off 5-goal period when Penguins visit

The Toronto Maple Leafs will take the momentum of a five-goal third period on Thursday into their game against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night. Toronto entered the third period Thursday trailing the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0. The Maple Leafs scored five straight goals in the third period — the final two by Auston Matthews at 18:45 and 19:15 with goaltender Ilya Samsonov removed for an extra attacker — only to lose 6-5 in

Red-hot Matthews leads Leafs into contest vs. Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets must deal with a hot-shooting Auston Matthews when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Matthews has five goals in his past three games — seven in his past five – after recording two goals and two assists Tuesday night in a 7-3 road victory over the New York Rangers. “Maybe you just feel like you’re in a rhythm or a bit of a flow out there,” Matthews said.

After milestone night, Leafs’ John Tavares faces Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares faced his former team on Monday and reached elite status by notching his 1,000th career point off a frenetic sequence in the final seconds of regulation. However, he did not get to fully celebrate with the two points that go along with a win. The New York Rangers would like to keep Tavares from racking up any more points and prevent the visiting Maple Leafs from getting a victory

Islanders carry momentum into clash with Maple Leafs

Mathew Barzal had a good idea of how the Los Angeles Kings felt during the third period and overtime Saturday night. He liked how he and his New York Islanders teammates finally felt a lot more. The Islanders will look to build off a dramatic comeback win on Monday night, when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first meeting of the season between the Eastern Conference rivals. Both teams were off Sunday after

Maple Leafs face Predators after losing key goaltender

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without their hottest goaltender Saturday night when they try to end the Nashville Predators’ three-game winning streak. Joseph Woll, who was emerging as Toronto’s No. 1 netminder, was injured while making a save midway through the third period of a 4-3 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Woll, starting his fifth consecutive game, made several superb saves in stopping 29 of 31 shots before his injury.

Senators bring modest win streak into battle vs. Maple Leafs

The Ottawa Senators bring big momentum from their most impressive win of the season into their game against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. The Senators defeated the New York Rangers 6-2 on Tuesday night, representing what might be Ottawa’s most complete game early on. “Offensively, for sure,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said. “There was a stretch in the second period where we were racing around. As a team that’s trying to be