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Maple Leafs' captain Auston Matthews returns after missing 9 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews returned to the lineup Saturday night after missing nine games due to an upper-body injury. Matthews was activated off injured reserve prior to the Maple Leafs game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and finished with a...
Auston Matthews picks up assist in his return to the lineup as Maple Leafs top Lightning 5-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews picked up an assist in his return to the lineup and Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner added two assists. Nick Robertson,...
Spurgeon breaks 33-game scoreless streak with two goals, Minnesota beats Chicago 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jared Spurgeon ended a 33-game scoring drought with two of Minnesota’s three second-period goals and the Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday. Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota and Marc-Andre Fleury, who turned 40 on Thursday, made 20 saves to...
Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs win first meeting with Utah Hockey Club
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on the schedule, came in the first meeting between Toronto and...
Maple Leafs defeat Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 but lose Matthew Knies in the process
TORONTO (AP) — Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday night. William Nylander scored his 13th of the season at 3:01 of the third on the power play. Pontus Holmberg added an empty-net goal....
Marner, Tavares lead Maple Leafs to 3-1 win over Red Wings
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
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
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
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
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...