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

Nov. 08, 2024 22:22 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night. John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves. ...

Stolarz, Maple Leafs blank Bruins 4-0 without captain Auston Matthews

Nov. 05, 2024 22:34 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists as Toronto connected three times on the power play. William Nylander and...

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews out day-to-day with upper-body injury

Nov. 05, 2024 17:53 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The Maple Leafs superstar captain Auston Matthews was set to miss Tuesday night’s game against the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said following the morning skate that Matthews, who’s listed as...

William Nylander scores twice in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 victory over the Kraken

Nov. 01, 2024 00:56 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 24 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Thursday night. Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews, with a bank-shot empty-netter, also scored to help Toronto improve to 6-4-1. Matthews also had an...

Marchand gets 1st goal of season in OT to lift Bruins to 4-3 win over Maple Leafs

Oct. 26, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the season 2:26 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Justin Brazeau and Mark Kastelic scored 36...

Maple Leafs bumble way to 5-1 loss in Berube's first game against Blues since firing

Oct. 25, 2024 00:34 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Craig Berube ran a gauntlet of emotions Thursday morning. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach was poised to face the St. Louis Blues — the team he led to its only Stanley Cup in 2019, and the one that fired him last December — looking for a bounce-back performance...

William Nylander scores twice, powers Maple Leafs over Lightning 5-2

Oct. 21, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists. ...

Kreider scores 2, Shesterkin has 34 saves as Rangers beat Maple Leafs 4-1

Oct. 19, 2024 22:04 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Chris Kreider scored twice and Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 shots as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night. Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers, and Mika Zibanejad and Reilly Smith each had two assists. New...

Matthews breaks out of opening drought with goal and 2 assists, Maple Leafs beat Kings 6-2

Oct. 16, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — 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 Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Matthews made it 2-0 midway through the first...

Canada ending its NHL title drought? AP predicts the Stanley Cup champion and top award winners

Oct. 03, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games to be played around North America. The Florida Panthers raise their first Stanley Cup championship banner and the Utah Hockey Club plays its first game since moving from Arizona...