Latest Toronto Maple Leafs News

Bruins taking lessons, sense of fight into 2nd-round matchup with Panthers

May. 05, 2024 08:21 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery wanted to do something different with his team heading into a first-round Game 7 matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins were facing the prospect of blowing back-to-back 3-1 leads in the opening round and a sense of...

David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs

May. 05, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston Bruins' season on the brink and the team's top scorer mired in a scoring slump, coach Jim Montgomery didn't hesitate to publicly challenge David Pastrnak to do more in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It helped bring out some of his best hockey...

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is available for Game 7 with Bruins after sitting last 2 games

May. 04, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews is available for their Game 7 matchup with the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Matthews missed the last two games while dealing with an unspecified illness and had just four shots combined in Games...

Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing

May. 04, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is...

Not again? The pressure is on the Boston Bruins with Game 7 at home against the rival Maple Leafs

May. 03, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back postseasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC)...

Nylander and Woll help Maple Leafs beat Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7

May. 03, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. “We battled and competed,” said Nylander, who sat the first...

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews to miss Game 6 of first-round series against Bruins

May. 02, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night's Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Coach Sheldon Keefe said following Thursday's morning skate that Matthews would be unavailable with Toronto trailing 3-2 in its first-round playoff series. ...

FACEOFF: Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins

May. 01, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Joseph Woll knew he wasn’t getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been leaning toward Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of rest for the goaltender ahead of the Stanley Cup chase. Woll didn’t pout....

Knies scores in overtime, Matthews-less Maple Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Bruins

Apr. 30, 2024 23:15 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Toronto didn't have its biggest scoring threat on the ice for a must-win matchup with Boston. But the Maple Leafs did just enough to put the Bruins' latest playoff lead in jeopardy. Matthew Knies scored less than three minutes into overtime off a feed...

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews out for potential elimination matchup with Bruins

Apr. 30, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews will not play in Toronto’s pivotal Game 5 matchup with the Boston Bruins. Matthews has been dealing with an unspecified illness and had just four shots combined in Games 3 and 4. It comes after he had the...