In Toronto, Nicklas Backstrom gave the Washington Capitals a 1-0 lead on Sunday in the first period. It took a period for the Maple Leafs to reply, but they scored four times in the middle frame and once in the third for a convincing 5-1 win on Sunday. Ilya Samsonov
TORONTO — Auston Matthews will be out at least three weeks for the Toronto Maple Leafs because of a knee sprain. The center sustained the injury in a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday. He had four shots on goal in 21:53 of ice time, but
In Toronto, the Maple leafs got a late goal from Timothy Liljegren to tie their game with the New York Rangers, 2-2, on Wednesday night. The goal forced extra time. “I think I feel a little bit more comfortable going down [in the zone] now,” said Liljegren, a defenseman. “Especially
In Toronto, the Maple Leafs played long ball in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night. It seemed every other play form the Maple Leafs zone was tied to a long range breakout pass and shot on the Isles goal. The Maple Leafs used long passes
In Toronto, Auston Matthews scored twice in the second period on Thursday, to give the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead over the Winnipeg Jets. Mitchell Marner extended the lead to 3-0 headed to the third period, in a 4-1 win over the Jets. “It’s a big win for us, but
In Toronto, William Nylander played the hero for the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night as Toronto rallied back form a 4-2 deficit to the Florida Panthers for a 5-4 win in extra time. Nylander tied the game, 4-4, early in the third period, and then potted the game-winner in the
In Toronto, Mitchell Marner‘s power play goal with 75 seconds left on the clock in the third period gave the Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. William Nylander had the primary assist on the winner. “‘Willy’ just made a great play down to me,
PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers’ four-game winning streak came to a crashing end on Sunday when the Toronto Maple Leafs posted six goals in a 6-2 win. Six different skaters were om the scoresheet for the Leafs. Matt Murray made 34 saves in the Toronto win. “I thought our start was
In Toronto, the Maple Leafs hammered the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, 7-0, in a game that wasn’t that close. Mitchell Marner extended his point streak to 23 games on two assists. “He’s playing great, continues to roll and one of the top wingers in the game and plays in
In Toronto, Mitchell Marner had an assist in regulation to extend his point streak to 22 games, and then added a goal in extra time to give the Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.“It was a bit of an ugly one there,” Marner said. “A