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Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4

Apr. 17, 2024 23:17 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night. ...

Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division title

Apr. 17, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. With the victory and Boston's 3-1 loss to Ottawa, Florida clinched the Atlantic Division title....

Dylan Larkin scores power-play goal in OT to give Red Wings 5-4 win over Maple Leafs

Apr. 14, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored on a power play 41 seconds into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings overcame Auston Matthews' 69th goal of the season to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday night. Alex DeBrincat scored twice, David Perron had a goal and an assist, Simon...

Auston Matthews scores 67th and 68th goals of season in Maple Leafs' 6-5 loss to Devils

Apr. 11, 2024 23:38 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Jesper Bratt broke a tie with 1:14 left with his second goal of the game and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 6-5 on Thursday night, overcoming Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews' NHL-leading 67th and 68th goals of the season. “A little sloppy at times,” Matthews...

Matthews scores 60th, Samsonov stops 34 shots in Maple Leafs' 3-0 victory over Sabres

Mar. 30, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 60th goal, Ilya Samsonov stopped 34 shots and Toronto beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night in front of a distinctly raucous Maple Leafs-backed road crowd. Captain John Tavares scored the opening goal in his...

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...