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The preliminary round of the 2026 Winter Olympics has concluded with a clear theme: the dominance of former NHL top picks. Stars like Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, and Auston Matthews have lived up to their draft pedigree, propelling Canada and the United States to the top two seeds heading into the quarterfinals. McDavid leads all […]

The men’s hockey round robin at the 2026 Olympics is over, with Team Canada and Team USA taking over the top two spots. Slovakia pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, beating Finland on the first day of competition. Now, there are just days until a Gold Medal is awarded. Macklin Celebrini […]

The United States picked up its third and final victory of the preliminary round of the Olympic hockey tournament, downing Germany by a 5-1 margin. The United States was led by team captain Auston Matthews, who scored a pair of goals in the victory. As a result of the win, the United States moves on […]

The United States concluded its preliminary round of the Olympic hockey tournament Sunday with a clear-cut 5-1 victory over Germany. The Americans matched their rivals from Team Canada with 3 regulation victories in the opening round. Canada and Team USA will be the top two seeds in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Germany represented […]

With the Olympic Winter Games set to start in a couple of days, there has finally been an announcement on who the captain of the U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey Team will be, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic. “Auston Matthews has been named captain of Team USA  at the Milan Olympics, with Charlie McAvoy […]

The Winter Olympics are about to start, and all eyes will be on Team USA, especially the hockey team, due to how loaded it could be. There is additional motivation for the team following Team USA’s recent loss to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Auston Matthews recently said that he thinks this team is […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs had high hopes of climbing into the Eastern Conference playoff race when they returned home from a road trip last week. Instead, they have gone 0-3-1 in their current 5-game homestand, and they have gone 1-4-2 following an 8-0-2 run. William Nylander has apologized for flipping the bird to the camera […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are sinking like a stone in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. After dropping Friday night’s home game against the Vegas Golden Knights by a 6-3 margin, the Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games. Craig Berube on Nylander “We will see where he progresses…we’ll see how […]

Mitch Marner played 9 years with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was one of the team’s most valuable players throughout his tenure. While Marner was a high-scoring forward who often teamed with Auston Matthews to form a powerful 1-2 punch during the regular seasons, neither he nor the team had success in the Stanley Cup […]

Auston Matthews has been the beating heart of the Toronto Maple Leafs ever since they drafted him first overall in 2016. During Matthews’ stint thus far with the Maple Leafs, the team has not failed to make it to the postseason, although playoff success has been hard to come by for them, failing to make […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights, which means they’ll be seeing an old friend in Mitch Marner, who was just on the team last season. Marner was traded during the summer to the Golden Knights in a sign-and-trade, and he’s seen success with his new squad, as they’re […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the mix with the Atlantic Division, as they have a record of 23-16-7 and could find themselves near the top with just a few wins. First, they’re going to have to put their last lost behind them, and focus on the Vegas Golden Knights. They’ll also be meeting up […]

The U.S. Olympic hockey team has unfinished business. It was less than a year ago that the Americans were in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Canada at the TD Garden in Boston. The U.S. went toe to toe with the Canadians in that game and the title was not decided until […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new all-time goal-scoring leader. Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals Saturday night against the New York Islanders, giving him 421 goals in his career. The 28-year-old center is in his 10th-year with the storied franchise. He passed Hall of Famer Mats Sundin when he buried his second goal […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a major boost with the return of Auston Matthews after he missed a game due to injury. His return proved fruitful as he delivered a hat trick to help overcome the Jets. Matthews reacted to the latest accomplishment and how it felt, according to Maple Leafs beat writer Terry Koshan. […]

Toronto Maple Leafs captain and center Auston Matthews led the way in a thrilling comeback, helping Toronto rally from three goals down to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. Matthews added an assist and scored his 14th career NHL hat trick, surpassing Darryl Sittler’s long-standing franchise record for most goals at […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still well out of the playoff race, but the Auston Matthews injury news is still vital. If they have any chance of making the playoffs, their captain has to be at full strength. After missing their most recent game, a win against the New Jersey Devils, Matthews is returning, per […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils. The team has been dealing with a litany of injuries, including one to Auston Matthews. He was originally declared day-to-day and seen as a game-time decision, but after missing the game, head coach Craig Berube provided a cryptic response regarding […]

It has been a horrible start to the season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This had led to the Leafs firing assistant coach Marc Savard. Part of the issue for the Leafs has been the consistency of play, but another major part is the long list of injuries piling up. One of the injuries that […]

Brandon Carlo was a key acquisition for the Toronto Maple Leafs at last year’s trade deadline. He had been a mainstay for the Boston Bruins on the blue line and was a much-need commodity as the Leafs prepared for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The right-shot defenseman with size and a long reach was considered the […]

The NHL is playing a compressed schedule this season to accommodate the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. The league will take 3 weeks off in February from competition so its best players can compete for their home countries in the Olympic hockey tournament. However, the condition of the arena that is scheduled to house both […]

It was not a good night in our nation’s capital, as the Toronto Maple Leafs stumbled on Thursday, falling 4-0 to the Washington Capitals. After the loss, the Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews lamented how his team made it too easy for the Caps, according to Leafs’ reporter David Alter. “Auston Matthews on the Caps: ‘I […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled this year. They recently broke a five-game losing skid against the St. Louis Blues, but have since lost two more in a row. Now the Leafs will be getting some key players back, including Auston Matthews, on Wednesday night. According to Mark Masters of TSN, Matthews, Nicolas Roy, and […]

Anthony Stolarz has been officially labeled day-to-day because of an upper-body injury. The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Joseph Woll, and he will officially be their starting goalie for the time being. According to Leafs PR, that was not the only transaction news for the club. “Maple Leafs goalie Artur Akhtyamov has been assigned to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost their last three games, and they’re looking for some momentum to get back to playing some good hockey. In their last game against the Boston Bruins, they lost Auston Matthews after he suffered a lower-body injury. There was uncertainty on how serious the injury was, but some good news […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-3 against the Boston Bruins in their latest matchup, and they also lost forward Auston Matthews in the same game with a lower-body injury. As of now, it’s uncertain how serious the injury is, and head coach Craig Berube shared a cryptic update about his status, according to reporter David […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not off to an ideal start to the post-Mitch Marner era. A winnable game against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday turned into a coronation for David Pastrnak, who scored the 400th goal of his career. The Maple Leafs also got tough injury updates on Auston Matthews and Anthony Stolarz during […]

The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame Class is officially set. All new inductees were honored before the Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, before the Toronto Maple Leafs’ tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes. One of them is former Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton. Thornton, a former first overall draft pick of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently the second sports team in Canada’s largest city. That’s a position they are not used to since Leafs followers follow their sport and team as if it’s their devout religion. But with the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Maple Leafs are […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have high expectations again this season in the Atlantic Division of the NHL’s Eastern Conference. They have proven to be a solid regular-season team that earns its spot among the top three teams in the division, but playoff success has eluded the Leafs for years. Head coach Craig Berube has a […]

For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the World Series. And a former member of the Toronto sports scene in Sheldon Keefe, who coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for several seasons and is now with the New Jersey Devils, couldn’t help but notice the tribute to current team […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs just dropped an overtime game at home to the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday. But fans in Toronto are focused on another team in the city. The Toronto Blue Jays have advanced to the World Series. Leafs captain Auston Matthews is excited for his fellow Toronto team to be having success, […]

Rumors about Connor McDavid taking his talents somewhere else have been effectively squashed following his decision to stay for two more years with the Edmonton Oilers. With Edmonton keeping McDavid beyond the 2025-26 NHL season, Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews, just like many others, had something to say about the big development on […]

Auston Matthews is coming off a rather disappointing season after Matthews had one of the greatest seasons in Maple Leafs history the year before. The former Hart Trophy winner scored 69 goals and 107 points as Matthews chased the 70-goal mark all year. He helped Toronto make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in both seasons. However, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are turning the page from the Mitch Marner era this upcoming season. Marner signed with the Vegas Golden Knights this summer. His departure essentially ends the Core Four era of Maple Leafs hockey. Players like Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Matthew Knies make up a very good core. But things are […]

Training camp has officially begun for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and it’s a bit of an unfamiliar situation after the so-called “Core Four” of Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, John Tavares and William Nylander was split up for good with the major sign-and-trade deal of Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights. Now, the Maple Leafs are […]

The “Core Four” jokes ended this offseason when Mitch Marner took his talents to the Vegas Golden Knights. Only Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares remain to get the Toronto Maple Leafs over the hump. The question people could ask is how they’ll do it without their regular season points leader from last season. […]

Death, taxes, and the Toronto Maple Leafs crashing and burning in the playoffs. The good news for the franchise is that they’ve cleared the first-round hump by advancing in two of the past three years, but the bad news is that they haven’t been able to progress any further. With last year’s leading point-getter, Mitch […]

After the departure of his longtime teammate Mitch Marner, who joined the Vegas Golden Knights, Auston Matthews, captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, broke his silence. The Leafs center made his first public remarks during the Hockey Night in Brampton charity event on Wednesday, recognizing how important Marner was to him and to the team. […]