David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
Now that 2025 is here, the NHL is celebrating the past 25 years by revealing Quarter-Century Teams for each of the League's 32 franchises and the Arizona Coyotes. Each club will be represented by a First Team and Second Team of six players -- three forwards,
The NHL's quarter-century teams continued Saturday with that of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And Toronto's playoff history helped dictate which franchise icons were honored.
The Vancouver Canucks may be getting tired of this Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller feud and determining they can’t co-exist on the team any more.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have scored a goal on the man advantage in six of their last nine games, including Tuesday afternoon against this lowly Isles PK. Mitch Marner factored into that goal and has cashed on his power-play points prop in five of his last nine games.
The Maple Leafs stomped the Islanders on New Years Eve and it's a reminder that Berube has done what Roy couldn't do. Change the identity.
New York is a +115 underdog while Toronto is a -138 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals. The Islanders upset Toronto 10 days ago and now have to go on the road to play the Maple Leafs. Matthews will still be out, which is an issue for Toronto ...
Although he will not suit up against the Islanders, it was notable to see Auston Matthews join several skaters for the club's optional skate. There is no timetable on when the Maple Leafs captain will return but the star center was worked hard on the ice and stayed along with scratches Pontus Holmberg, Conor Timmins and Marshall Rifai.
We now have confirmation on what Maple Leafs defenceman spit out of his mouth after taking a puck to the face during a recent game against the New York Islanders.
Defensively, however, both teams have been solid and are in the top half of the league in goals against per game. The Bruins rank 15th, allowing just 3.00 goals a night, while the Leafs rank eighth, averaging 2.74 goals per game with the third-best save percentage in the league this season.
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: It’s not a surprise that teams would be interested in New York Islanders center Brock Nelson, and the Toronto Maple Leafs should be one of those teams. He’s what the Leafs need, a second or third-line center.