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The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a painful second-round exit in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs had all the big guns they needed to thwart the Panthers and smash Florida’s glass slippers into pieces, but that’s not what happened. Instead, Auston Matthews and the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ season came to an end at the hands of the Florida Panthers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night. Despite rallying back from a 2-0 deficit in Game 5 and forcing overtime, a game-winning goal from Nick Cousins lifted Florida to the 4-1 series win. So while the Maple […]

Just over a week ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrated their first playoff series win in 19 years. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and the rest of the team were flying high after breaking what felt like an unbreakable curse. It marked a huge step for a team who had built a reputation around first round […]

In a must-win Game 3 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs absolutely needed their best players to show up — and, in a trend that has become all too familiar in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were nowhere to be found. The two highest paid players […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally done it. After not having won a playoff series since all the way back in 2004, they grinded out a 2-1 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 to advance to the second-round of the postseason. While John Tavares will get a lot of praise, and […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs are familiar foes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so unsurprisingly, a lot of these guys aren’t particularly friendly with one another. We saw a unique example of this in Game 3 of their series on Saturday night when Steven Stamkos and Auston Matthews ended up getting into […]

It was expected that the play of superstars Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs would have a huge impact on the outcome of Game 3 of the playoff series between the two teams. However, it was not expected the two would engage in a toe-to-toe brawl […]

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs failed to stitch together another three-game win streak, as they took a stumble Monday night in a 4-3 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Matthews knew that the effort was simply not there a hundred percent for him and the other skaters, even coming into the defense of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made one of the biggest in-season splashes in the NHL this season. Last week, the Maple Leafs completed a three-team trade with St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild to acquire veteran center Ryan O’Reilly. On Tuesday night, O’Reilly suited up for the third time in a Toronto uniform. He did not […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs play their second game of a three-game homestand on Wednesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks at Scotiabank Arena, and could have an enormous boost to the lineup in the form of the return of superstar Auston Matthews. Matthews has missed the last three weeks of the season after suffering a sprained […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have a huge hole in their lineup going forward. Star center Auston Matthews is going to miss at least three weeks after suffering a knee sprain Wednesday. Matthews is one of the best players not only on the Maple Leafs but in all of the NHL. He is the defending […]

It took a while, but Florida Panthers star Aleksander Barkov is an All-Star. With rosters complete, Barkov will take the ice with the biggest and brightest stars in the NHL. Barkov is headed to the 2023 NHL All-Star Game in place of Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews. Matthews is missing the event after suffering […]

Auston Matthews has sat out the last two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury, but has a good chance of returning to the lineup against the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Matthews was a surprise scratch for the team’s 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on home ice on Wednesday, […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was a surprise scratch on Wednesday night in the win against the 2-1 win against the Nashville Predators. With the Maple Leafs set to play the second leg of a back-to-back on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, Sheldon Keefe refused to go into much detail about the nature […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had plenty to celebrate of late, with two of their superstar players having etched their names in the franchise history books during the same week. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner both joined the 500-point club this week, becoming the fastest two players to achieve the career milestone in franchise history. […]

While it’s usually Auston Matthews soaking up headlines for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s been a bit of a different story during the 2022-23 NHL season. Through the first 38 games of the season, it’s William Nylander who leads the Leafs in scoring this season. Nylander’s dominant season drew a brutally honest take from fellow […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t yet reached their playoff aspirations since Auston Matthews arrived, but he’s sure made his mark. And on Tuesday evening, the center reached an epic feat. He became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 500 points, taking only 445 games, 40 less than both Mats Sundin and Rick Vaive. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a solid start this season. Through 18 games, they have 22 points and trail only the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic Division. To be fair, the entire league trails the Bruins as Boston is 15-2. The Maple Leafs are of course led by the 2021-2022 Hart Trophy winner […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a much-needed win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night, largely thanks to the stellar performance of captain John Tavares. After the 5-2 win, Auston Matthews had some rave reviews for Tavares’ performance, expressing his amazement over the second of Tavares’ three goals in the game. “He was on […]

After winning their first two games of the 2022-23 NHL season, Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs have won just two of the next seven outings. The latest was a 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks to end a five-game road trip that saw the team lose in overtime twice. But the loss […]

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe had some eye-opening comments about the team’s top line, including Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, following their defeat to the Arizona Coyotes in their home opener. On Thursday, Marner told reporters that he and Keefe had a discussion about his comments, during which Keefe offered an explanation for […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to snap an unwanted streak of first-round playoff exits in 2022-23, and heading into the campaign, there’s optimism that this could be the year they make a run. The Maple Leafs have plenty of star talent, yet whether it be due to tough first-round matchups or key players failing […]

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring machine Auston Matthews is the best player of the 2021-22 NHL season, and he’s got the hardware to prove it. The Maple Leafs center was named the season’s winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL’s version of the MVP award, after an incredible campaign. Matthews feels blessed to be part […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward has been announced as the winner of this year’s Hart Trophy awarded to the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. It is the first time Matthews has won the award. He beat out the 2020-2021 winner Conner McDavid as well as Igor Shesterkin. 2022 Hart Trophy winner, as voted by @ThePHWA: […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s a phrase attributable to any of the past six NHL seasons and still holds true in 2022. The Leafs blew a 3-2 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning and were defeated 2-1 in Game 7, once again putting […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in a Stanely Cup Playoff thriller on Thursday night, with the Lightning emerging with an overtime victory, forcing a Game 7 in the process. However, the win was embroiled in controversy, as the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions were on the ropes in the third period before […]

As expected, Toronto Maple Leafs scoring machine Auston Matthews is among the three finalists for the 2021-22 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy together with Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers. Those three played incredibly in the regular season, and when asked for his pick to win the award, […]

While the NHL Playoffs are in full steam, the league is honoring some of the best players from the 2021-22 regular season. The three finalists for the 2022 Hart Trophy have been revealed after the voting process from the Professional Hockey Writers Association was completed. Via Frank Seravalli, the three finalists for the top award […]

What a Wednesday night that was for Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs, who overcame a 2-0 deficit in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning and score a 4-3 victory to take the 3-2 series lead. Matthews scored the game-winning goal that sent the crowd at […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one win away from reaching the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night in Game 5. The series has been back and forth throughout, with teams alternating wins. But this game did not look very good for Toronto early on. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to make a deep run in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after a strong regular season saw them finish second in the Atlantic Division. After five straight years of failing to advance past the first round of the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, Toronto will look […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has enjoyed the best goal-scoring season of his young career, as he has already shattered his previous career high in the statistic by 11. On Tuesday night, Matthews kept his awe-inspiring campaign going, as he deposited a couple of pucks into the net for his fourth multi-goal performance of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs emerged victorious after an overtime period against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Aside from an intense battle between two playoff-bound teams, Thursday night’s Maple Leafs-Stars contest was also a historic one for the NHL record books. Maple Leafs star center Auston Matthews, who has been enjoying an excellent season, added […]

Things got a bit chippy for the Toronto Maple Leafs during their disappointing defeat against the Buffalo Sabres, during which they surrendered five goals. Star center Auston Matthews got into a scuffle with Buffalo defender Rasmus Dahlin during the third period, during which Matthews hit Dahlin with a cheapshot crosscheck to the head/neck area. After […]

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar center Auston Matthews is having another outstanding season. His play has been so great that he received recognition from one of the other game’s elite players. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos believes he is the future of goal-scoring in the NHL, and stated as much to Sportsnet, noted by NHL.com. […]

On Monday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs continued their stellar play. They won their sixth straight game, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. During the game, Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews scored his 30th and 31st goal. However, during the third period he was forced to leave the game following a hit along the […]

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has been like a house on fire this December. He has scored a total of seven goals with two assists in four games, so far this month, and he’s recorded most of it without right wing Mitch Marner on his side. Marner injured his shoulder in practice on Dec. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a major injury boost in Auston Matthews just in time for their showdown with the New York Rangers on Monday. Matthews has been sidelined for months now after undergoing wrist surgery last August. He has missed the Maple Leafs’ first three games of the 2021-22 season as he recovered […]

There’s no guarantee that Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will be out on the ice on Opening Night, as he is still recuperating from surgery on his left wrist back in August. He could have gone under the knife earlier, which would have given him more time to heal up, but in an appearance […]