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Flyers beat Maple Leafs 4-3; Philly captain Couturier is a healthy scratch for 1st time in career

Mar. 19, 2024 22:58 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored 19 seconds into the game and added an assist, and Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Tuesday night without Flyers captain Sean Couturier, who was a healthy scratch for the first time in his 13-year...

Guentzel scores in SO to lift Hurricanes to 5-4 win over Maple Leafs

Mar. 17, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from two goals down late to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday night. Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist, Jordan Martinook and Seth Jarvis also scored, and Guentzel and Brent...

Pavel Zacha scores 2 goals as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1

Mar. 04, 2024 23:53 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored twice to help the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday night. Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist for the Bruins (36-13-14), who had dropped four of five. Morgan Geekie also scored, and David Pastrnak had three assists. ...

Max Domi scores deciding goal in shootout to lift Maple Leafs to 4-3 win over Rangers

Mar. 03, 2024 00:15 AM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night. John Tavares, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had goals in regulation for Toronto, which has won nine of its last 10 games. Ilya Samsonov...

Knights top Maple Leafs 6-2, snapping Toronto's 7-game win streak

Feb. 27, 2024 23:56 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist, William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Maple Leafs 6-2 on Tuesday night to snap Toronto’s seven-game winning streak. Ivan Barbashev and Mason Morelli scored just over three...

Maple Leafs scoring marvel Auston Matthews on pace to become rare member of 70-goal club

Feb. 26, 2024 12:36 PM EST

The offensive artistry of Auston Matthews has reached the point where even hyperbole seems almost plausible. “Everything he's shooting,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said recently, “is going in the net.” It sure does feel that way. With 52...

Matthews scores again and Domi has 2 goals as Maple Leafs beat Golden Knights 7-3

Feb. 23, 2024 01:31 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Auston Matthews scored again to continue his sizzling surge, Max Domi had two goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win. “We've played good hockey over the course of the season, but we...

Bobby McMann gets his first NHL hat trick as the Leafs beat the Blues 4-1

Feb. 13, 2024 23:45 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Bobby McMann registered the first hat trick of his NHL career as the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. William Nylander had the other goal for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 14 saves. The NHL’s...

Nylander scores twice, Matthews nets 41st in Maple Leafs' 5-4 victory over Stars

Feb. 07, 2024 23:44 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner and William Nylander scored 20 seconds apart midway through the third period, Auston Matthews had his NHL-leading 41st goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Wednesday night. Nylander had two goals and assist, Matthews added an...

Pierre Engvall scores late as Islanders beat Maple Leafs 3-2

Feb. 05, 2024 23:29 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall and 24-year-old New York Islanders rookie Kyle MacLean enjoyed fulfilling homecomings on Monday night. Engvall scored the winner on a rebound with 2:02 remaining in the third period of a 3-2 New York Islanders victory...