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Matt Murray makes 25 saves for 1st NHL win in nearly 21 months as Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6-3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray felt tingles in making sure to take in the moment during pregame warmups and the national anthem before making his first NHL start in nearly 21 months. “A big release,” Murray said, in coming to the realization of the exhaustive work he’s put in spending much of the past year rehabbing …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, Rangers fall from top 10 and the league’s best deals

New York Times

The most important day in the American calendar is finally here: Black Friday. Last week: 3 Sean’s ranking: 3 Dom’s ranking: 3 For one more season, the Wild have Brock Faber on an entry-level deal and they’re certainly getting the most out of that forced bargain. Last week: 8 Sean’s ranking: 5 Dom’s ranking: 6 Nothing says “value” quite like …

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Panthers get 2nd win in last 8 games, roll past Maple Leafs 5-1

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe had power-play goals, Sam Reinhart had a short-handed score and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night for only their second win in eight games. Takeaways Maple Leafs: Stolarz, defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forward Steven Lorentz — all Panthers last season — got their Stanley Cup championship …

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1 month ago

NHL Power Rankings: Maple Leafs enter top 10, plus first quarter grades for every team

New York Times

Pencils down, folks, it’s report card time for every team, courtesy of the Rankings Boys. Last week: 10 Sean’s ranking: 6 Dom’s ranking: 9 Sean grade: A+ Dom grade: A+ There’s simply no underselling just how impressive Washington’s start to the season has been. Last week: 11 Sean’s ranking: 10 Dom’s ranking: 6 Sean grade: B+ Dom grade: B+ The …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Marner, Tavares lead Maple Leafs to 3-1 win over Red Wings

Associated Press

TORONTO — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night. Larkin tied it on the power play for Detroit at 9:10 of the second, but Tavares regained the lead less than two minutes later with Toronto’s second power-play goal of the night. Key stat The Maple …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Each NHL team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

New York Times

We’re just over a month into the NHL regular season, and for some teams, the high hopes and optimism of the preseason have faded away for one reason or another. — Cory Lavalette Goal scoring: There’s no doubt the Blackhawks are a better team than a season ago, but the offense remains an area of concern. — Scott Powers Goaltending: …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Marchand's First Goal Lifts Bruins to 4-3 Win Over Maple Leafs

Associated Press

Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the season in overtime to help the Boston Bruins defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a thrilling game. The Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak against the Maple Leafs and took the lead for the first time in the season. Marchand had a power-play goal and assisted on Pastrnak's goal, which proved …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Kings lose third in a row on season-opening seven-game trip, 6-2 to Maple Leafs

LA Times

Kevin Fiala, shown here last season, scored for the Kings on Wednesday. Auston Matthews broke out of a season-opening points drought, scoring his first goal and adding his first two assists as Toronto’s captain in the Maple Leafs’ 6-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night. The NHL goals leader last season with 69, Matthews also assisted on two power-play …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Maple Leafs ran it back again. It backfired again. What now?

New York Times

BOSTON — The call came last summer. “It’s an empty feeling right now,” William Nylander said in what’s become an all too familiar setting for the Leafs, an empty dressing room after a painful playoff loss. And just when it looked like they would pivot last spring after dropping a five-game second-round series to the Florida Panthers, team president Brendan …

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8 months ago

Defending Cup champ Vegas has new Knights while seeking 2-0 series lead over top seed Dallas

Associated Press

Golden Knights newcomers Tomas Hertl and Noah Hanifin have finally gotten in a game with captain Mark Stone. After an impressive first game all together in the NHL playoffs, they are looking for a 2-0 series lead over Western Conference top seed Dallas even before going home to Vegas. “Just to get back for Game 1 and kind of feel …

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8 months ago

DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto

Associated Press

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins were clinging to a one-goal lead when defenseman Charlie McAvoy caught a skate edge and fell while trying to race Toronto’s Auston Matthews to a loose puck. “I thought I thought it was 1-1 as soon as he got by Sway,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said after Boston pulled away to beat Toronto 5-1 in …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vasilevskiy’s 28 saves lead Lightning to 4-1 victory over Leafs

Associated Press

TORONTO — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped Toronto 4-1 on Wednesday despite Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews adding to his NHL lead with the sniper’s 63rd goal of the season. RANGERS 4, DEVILS 3 NEW YORK — Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the New York Rangers rallied …

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10 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Matthews scores 50th goal in 54th game, fastest to mark in 28 years

Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Auston Matthews scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star’s hometown return, breaking a tie as the fastest U.S.-born player to reach 50 goals at 54 games. “We just try to push ourselves to be the best that we can be individually and the best teammates we can …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NHL Power Rankings: How low can the Oilers sink, plus one surprise for each team

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest NHL power rankings. Andrei Vasilevskiy’s training-camp back surgery forced Johansson into workhorse minutes, and he has responded, putting up perfectly respectable numbers and buying the Lightning time while Vasilevskiy recovers.. Last week: 19 Sean’s ranking: 13 Dom’s ranking: 12 Nino Neiderreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton Projected: 0.0 Current: +3.8 If you took a look …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Auston Matthews holds all of the power in contract talks with the Maple Leafs

New York Times

Johnny Gaudreau said he loved Calgary, loved being a Flame, and would “love” to sign an extension. One year later, Treliving, now the Maple Leafs GM, is facing a situation with Auston Matthews that isn’t totally dissimilar from the one he once faced with Gaudreau. Brendan Shanahan’s big gamble: That Brad Treliving can take the Leafs where Kyle Dubas could …

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1 year, 8 months ago

What’s every NHL playoff team’s biggest worry ahead of the playoffs?

New York Times

The NHL’s grueling 82-game regular season is a marathon that players and teams pace themselves for. They flipped the switch last year from middling defensive results in the regular season to lockdown in the playoffs, so we’ve seen proof of concept. Each team’s strengths and weaknesses ⤵️https://t.co/N6Ekto3sgn — The Athletic NHL April 14, 2023 New Jersey Devils: Lack of size …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Comparing the Maple Leafs’ deadline moves with the Lightning and Bruins

New York Times

The Maple Leafs have had their road map to a Stanley Cup set for almost the entirety of this NHL season. Here’s how their deadline seasons have played out: Maple Leafs Additions: F Ryan O’Reilly, F Noel Acciari, D Luke Schenn, D Jake McCabe, C Sam Lafferty, D Erik Gustafsson, F Radim Zohorna Subtractions: D Rasmus Sandin, F Pierre Engvall, …

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2 years ago

Breaking down Stars’ missed opportunities in shutout loss to Maple Leafs

New York Times

DALLAS — In the NHL, there are some nights when the guy in the crease on the other side just stands on his head. “It’s pretty much the same thing as five-on-four, try to move the puck quickly and shoot it when we can.” From there, the Maple Leafs put on a show. 1: Kiviranta’s solo breakaway Early in the …

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2 years ago

NHL Power Rankings: 32 stats. One for every team

New York Times

Thursday was American Thanksgiving, an important day on the NHL calendar. Last Week: 2 Record: 17-3-0 Dom rank: 1 Sean rank: 1 We could start with the most important stat for the league’s best team: odds of winning the Stanley Cup. Last Week: 4 Record: 10-6-4 Dom rank: 9 Sean rank: 7 As the Hurricanes fight through a run of …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 5-3 to even series

Associated Press

TORONTO — Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series. “I don’t know how far teams go when their big guys aren’t going,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “After we made it …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Ovechkin injured as Capitals lose to Maple Leafs in shootout

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — There’s much for the Washington Capitals to evaluate after a tough loss late in the season and an injury that could cloud their entire playoff outlook. Alex Ovechkin was injured early in the third period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night, crashing into the boards and getting ruled out with an …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Campbell makes 45 saves, Maple Leafs top Penguins 4-1

Associated Press

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews each had a goal and an assist, and Jack Campbell made 45 saves to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. “Loved those two parts, and Jack Campbell was just outstanding,” Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said, adding Campbell had one of his best …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Matthews, Tavares score twice in Leafs’ 5-2 win over Bruins

Associated Press

TORONTO — Auston Matthews summed up life under the microscope in Toronto with a few succinct sentences. Every team talks about it, just how important it is to keep the belief in the room, block out the noise.” The four-headed offensive monster up front of Matthews, Tavares, Marner and William Nylander have scored Toronto’s last 13 goals and combined for …

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3 years, 2 months ago

NHL style power rankings, the debut: Teams relax their dress codes, and players’ personal styles break out

New York Times

Pigs are flying, hell has frozen over and it’s the end of the world as we know it: NHL clubs are starting to relax their game day dress codes. https://t.co/B8Q9P5iYu1 pic.twitter.com/VcF19U9Y65 — Mike McKenna October 1, 2021 In an effort to chronicle this exciting time in league history, The Athletic is thrilled to debut our look around the NHL at …

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Matt Murray makes 25 saves for 1st NHL win in nearly 21 months as Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6-3

NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, Rangers fall from top 10 and the league’s best deals

Panthers get 2nd win in last 8 games, roll past Maple Leafs 5-1

NHL Power Rankings: Maple Leafs enter top 10, plus first quarter grades for every team

Marner, Tavares lead Maple Leafs to 3-1 win over Red Wings

Each NHL team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

Marchand's First Goal Lifts Bruins to 4-3 Win Over Maple Leafs

Kings lose third in a row on season-opening seven-game trip, 6-2 to Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs ran it back again. It backfired again. What now?

Defending Cup champ Vegas has new Knights while seeking 2-0 series lead over top seed Dallas

DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto

Vasilevskiy’s 28 saves lead Lightning to 4-1 victory over Leafs

Maple Leafs’ Matthews scores 50th goal in 54th game, fastest to mark in 28 years

NHL Power Rankings: How low can the Oilers sink, plus one surprise for each team

Auston Matthews holds all of the power in contract talks with the Maple Leafs

What’s every NHL playoff team’s biggest worry ahead of the playoffs?

Comparing the Maple Leafs’ deadline moves with the Lightning and Bruins

Breaking down Stars’ missed opportunities in shutout loss to Maple Leafs

NHL Power Rankings: 32 stats. One for every team

Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 5-3 to even series

Ovechkin injured as Capitals lose to Maple Leafs in shootout

Campbell makes 45 saves, Maple Leafs top Penguins 4-1

Matthews, Tavares score twice in Leafs’ 5-2 win over Bruins

NHL style power rankings, the debut: Teams relax their dress codes, and players’ personal styles break out