John Tavares

2023 - 1 - 29

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As John Tavares Hits 1000 Games, His Toronto Maple Leafs Have ... (Forbes)

John Tavares has delivered over his 14-year NHL career. But as he crests 1000 regular-season games, can he help the Maple Leafs make a mark on the playoffs ...

His 946 points lead his draft class by a mile — Duchene sits second with 726 points — and he ranks fifth among all players in total points since the 2009-10 season. But Toronto hasn’t won a playoff round since 2004, before the year-long lockout that led to the introduction of the salary cap. After just one playoff appearance in 11 years between 2006 and 2016, the Leafs have now reached the postseason in six straight years. The Maple Leafs are the only team with three of those players on their roster: Now in his fifth season in Toronto, Tavares is still looking for his first playoff series win in the blue and white. But after two more years outside the playoff picture — and with the Islanders’ arena situation still in flux as it became apparent that Barclays Center in Brooklyn was not a suitable home — Tavares chose to explore [exceptional status](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/exceptional-14-year-old-eligible-for-ohl-draft/article18222695/) to start his major junior career in the Canadian Hockey League a year early, as a 15-year-old. In his fourth NHL season in 2012-13, Tavares finished third in Hart Trophy voting after putting up 28 goals and 47 points in 48 games. His durability has made him the first player from his draft class to reach 1,000 games. Now, Tavares has two more years on his contract after this one. Tavares has 21 goals in 51 games so far this year. On Sunday at Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 5-1.

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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly calls his shot on John Tavares' big night (Sportsnet.ca)

Rielly's 35-game drought coincided neatly with the start of his juicy new, eight-year, $60-million contract. He had racked up more assists (21) than all ...

To think that you get to do it for a thousandth time is pretty remarkable. “You love to play this game as a kid. You don’t take that for granted.” You know, in the practice, he’s shooting so hard. Just have a lot of gratitude,” Tavares said. “Mo’s an important player for our team. I waiting for this one. Mostly about when I’m going to score,” Rielly revealed to the scrum. “The guys were excited on the bench,” Keefe said. what did you tell the children? When are you going to score? “I got some interesting questions.

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John Tavares célèbre son 1000e match avec une victoire - TVA Sports (TVA Sports)

Le capitaine des Maple Leafs de Toronto, John Tavares, a profité de son 1000e match dans la Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) pour amasser deux mentions ...

L’organisation de la Ville Reine l’avait embauché via le marché des joueurs autonomes à l’été 2018. Pour revenir à Tavares, il s’agissait de son 331e match dans l’uniforme des Maple Leafs. Voyez tous les faits saillants de l'affrontement dans la vidéo ci-dessus.

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Maple Leafs report cards: John Tavares has a 2-point night in his ... (The Athletic)

The Leafs captain is now the second player in franchise history to record multiple points in his 1000th career NHL game.

He didn’t grade out well — was last in Game Score — and was outchanced by the Capitals at five-on-five. Once Marner got an open lane, he put the puck on net with Bunting and Tavares on the doorstep, leading to Bunting’s goal that — at the time — tied the game 1-1. At one point, he made a hit on the boards, gained possession of the puck, and went D-to-D with Liljegren, who got them out of the zone with control. He walked the line well and was calm, cool and collected in the D-zone. Simply put: He was living in the offensive zone for most of the night. On that goal — Toronto’s fourth — he used a quick burst of speed to create some separation on the cycle and used that space in the slot to go top shelf on Kuemper. Rielly scored his first goal of the season — as he promised yesterday at the annual Easter Seals event. And was working the boards behind the net with Bunting on [Morgan Rielly](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/morgan-rielly-du9YHxn8BNkqdSPt/)’s goal. With Brodie on the ice, the Leafs are clean and quick in transition and spend far more time in the offensive zone than playing defence. Not only does he act as a stabilizing presence on the back end, but he also allows Sheldon Keefe to keep the other proven, solid pairs — Sandin-Liljegren and Giordano-Holl — together. [Maple Leafs](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/leafs/) looked much better in a 5-1 win against the [Washington Capitals](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/capitals/) on Sunday night after a poor showing against [Ottawa](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/senators/) on Friday. [Ilya Samsonov](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/ilya-samsonov-g7s6ToavWetg6cvR/) had a better start.

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Leafs dominate the Capitals 5-1 on John Tavares' 1000th game ... (The Leafs Nation)

The Leafs nearly took the lead a couple minutes later but Darcy Kuemper robbed Morgan Reilly with the glove…

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Les Maple Leafs offrent à John Tavares la victoire pour son 1000e ... (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Le capitaine des Leafs s'est amené à Toronto à l'été 2018 en tant que joueur autonome, lui qui est originaire de Mississauga, en Ontario. Morgan Rielly a ...

Morgan Rielly a réussi son premier but de la saison, alors que Michael Bunting, qui a ajouté une aide, William Nylander, Pierre Engvall et Zach Aston-Reese ont également touché la cible pour les Maple Leafs. Les Maple Leafs de Toronto ont corrigé les Capitals de Washington 5-1, dimanche soir, au 1000e match de leur capitaine John Tavares. Les Maple Leafs offrent à John Tavares la victoire pour son 1000e match

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Les Maple Leafs célèbrent le 1000e match de John Tavares avec ... (L'Express)

En raison de la blessure au gardien Matt Murray, c'est Ilya Samsonov qui était le gardien partant contre son ancienne formation. Malgré que les Capitals aient ...

Il a effectué 23 arrêts dans la victoire. Ce ne sont pas moins de 5 buts sans riposte, dont 4 lors du deuxième vingt, qui ont été comptés par les Torontois pour facilement l’emporter sur leurs adversaires. Le gardien Ilya Samsonov a été excellent devant la cage des Leafs, particulièrement contre le redoutable Alex Ovechkin.

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Les Maple Leafs et Tavares frappent dans le mille (RDS)

John Tavares a amassé deux aides pour devenir le deuxième joueur de l'histoire des Leafs à récolter plus d'un point à l'occasion de son 1000e match en ...

[Pierre Engvall](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/pierre-engvall?player_id=311194) a inscrit le quatrième but des Maple Leafs. [Zach Aston-Reese](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/zach-aston-reese?player_id=193214) a complété la marque en fin de troisième. [Michael Bunting](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/michael-bunting?player_id=107564) a d'abord créé l'égalité au début de l'engagement. [John Tavares](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/john-tavares?player_id=561) a amassé deux aides pour devenir le deuxième joueur de l'histoire des Leafs à récolter plus d'un point à l'occasion de son 1000e match en carrière. [Nicklas Backstrom](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/nicklas-backstrom?player_id=872), les Leafs ont ouvert la machine pour ne plus jamais regarder derrière. [Morgan Rielly](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/morgan-rielly?player_id=41516), qui avait 21 passes au compteur depuis le début de la saison, a fait bouger les cordages pour la première fois de la saison.

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Knock It off Toronto Maple Leafs Fans: John Tavares Is Not a Robot (Editor In Leaf)

Has anyone ever seen Toronto Maple Leafs Captain John Tavares identify which pictures contain images of fire hydrants? I didn't think so.

So far, over Tavares’ career, he has been nearly a point a game player. He famously posted a picture of himself sleeping in It’s easy to get wrapped up in the idea that the son of Barbara and Joe Tavares is a machine. With his battery charger out of frame, Twitter users saw why Tavares was happy to join the Buds. Contrary to the belief, it’s not evidence of being a robot. Tavares’ perfection is not his fault; it’s just his programming.

Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Grabs two helpers in win (CBSSports.com)

Tavares logged both assists in the second period, setting up goals from Michael Bunting and Morgan Rielly. The two-point effort extended Tavares' scoring streak ...

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The Leafs' John Tavares has gone from exceptional to, well, just grand (Toronto Star)

The Toronto captain will play his 1000th regular-season NHL game Sunday against the Capitals.

“Even when he did Skills and Drills (a hockey program he took part in when he was five years old) I knew I was in trouble. (The OHL) just decided that I was a little more unique than the others and they gave me the opportunity to play in the OHL next year.” He is fifth in the NHL in scoring since 2009-10, even though he has never challenged for the Art Ross Trophy. The chatter about Tavares began when he was just a teenager, the first player in major junior history to be granted exceptional status so he could play in the OHL at 15, a year younger than the norm. He set career highs for goals (47) and points (88) in Toronto, both in 2018-19, and is on track for 81 points this season, which would be the fifth time he has hit that mark in his career. He missed the rest of the series. “His durability is something to be really proud of, especially given the type of game John plays,” says Naylor, Tavares’s minor hockey coach for three years. He has been pretty much a point-a-game player since his third NHL season, and has 323 points in 330 games with the Leafs. He hasn’t averaged that much in any of his five seasons with the Leafs, and is down to 17:30 this season. [signed with the Maple Leafs](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2018/07/01/john-tavares-has-agreed-to-sign-with-the-toronto-maple-leafs-report.html), he knew he wasn’t going to be the best player on the team perhaps for the first time in his life. And for a guy saddled with [the title “exceptional” at age 14](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2009/11/23/confident_john_tavares_tunes_out_the_hype_and_sticks_to_game_plan.html), that’s saying something. [New York Islanders](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/teams/new-york-islanders/summary) for nine seasons, he was easily their best player.

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