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William Nylander took advantage of Jake McCabe blowing a tire and scored nine seconds in. Then, 53 seconds later, Sam Lafferty tied things up at 1-1 before the ...

The Blackhawks fell to 0-8-1 on the second of back-to-backs this season. Matthews and Tavares also combined to win 20 of 31 faceoffs for a win percentage of 64.5. The Blackhawks changed up their top-six because of the injuries and for a potential spark. The three of them had a better second and third period, highlighted by Domi connecting with Kurashev for a goal just 46 seconds in. He gave up three goals on his first nine shots — the second one that went off Connor Murphy's stick and in was very unfortunate — and the fourth one in the second period was a stinger. The Maple Leafs also had a goal disallowed because of a successful offside challenge by Chicago.

The Maple Leafs beat up on former teammate Petr Mrazek and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Another difference: Mrazek, who has an .884 save percentage, is not a good goaltender and the Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov is. After getting shut out in Montreal on Tuesday, Chicago fell to 0-8-1 in the second game of back-to-back sets. I don’t think the game had much life to it. “We did what we needed to do,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. There was no excuse for that, but the Leafs didn’t have to make any on Wednesday. Article content

With the deadline just around the corner, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to a handful of players thus far, and with every passing day comes new ...

The Maple Leafs broke with tradition and defeated a bottom of the barrel team tonight, and reminded Kyle Dubas what a stupid idea it was to sign Petr Mrazek ...

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Ugly. Speaking of which, in much more positive news, after missing five games with a knee injury, Auston Matthews is set to return. As for the Hawks, they're ...

With the likes of Alex Steeves, Joey Anderson, Adam Gautdette, Wayne Simmonds, Zach Aston-Reece, Pontus Holmberg, Nick Robertson (injured), Nick Abruzzese, ...

The fact is, the Toronto Maple Leafs are victims of their own roster building success. Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson, Jakob Chychrun, and Dylan Larkin (They are the only superstar players assumed to be available). Other than experience and name-brand cache, it would actually be better to play Wayne Simmonds and Alex Steeves than Domi and Barbashev, since there is such a small difference between what you’d get for your eight to ten minutes per night that the cheaper players will always make your team better. On defense, they have to choose between sitting Justin Holl and Connor Timmins, both of whom would be in competition for the best #6 defenseman on any team in the league. Frankly, the Leafs have seven defenseman who could play in the top four of a contending team. Two if they add a forward at the deadline and don’t move one out.

Reporting from Scotiabank Arena prior to Toronto's Wednesday night game against the Blackhawks, Pagnotta joined Jackie Redmond on NHL Now on NHL Network and ...

The Blues are believed to have put an initial price tag on Barbashev of a second-round draft pick and a prospect. The Leafs have been continuously linked to such forwards as San Jose’s Timo Meier, Chicago’s Patrick Kane and St. Leafs GM Kyle Dubas continues to do his due diligence in evaluating his options while engaged in trade discussions with a number of teams.

With the Maple Leafs poised to finish comfortably in the playoffs once again, and staring down the barrel of another match up with the Tampa Bay Lightning, ...

L'attaquant William Nylander a récolté trois points dans un gain écrasant de 5-2 des Maple Leafs face aux Blackhawks de Chicago, à Toronto.

Tout juste après le premier entracte, Max Domi a été patient en entrée de territoire avant de mettre la table pour le lancer sur réception de Philipp Kurashev. Avant la réussite de Matthews, Rasmus Sandin a vu sa passe dévier sur le patin de Connor Murphy avant de secouer les cordages des «Hawks». Nylander a d’abord profité d’une excellente remise de Morgan Rielly pour ouvrir la marque après neuf petites secondes de jeu.

At nine seconds into the first period, William Nylander scored the fourth-fastest game-opening goal in team history.

Just nine seconds in, William Nylander found enough daylight to squeeze the puck between the goalpost and skate of former Leaf Petr Mrazek in the Chicago goal for the fourth-fastest game-opening goal in team history. “A lot of these guys have been playing together for a long time now,” Keefe said. Blackhawks blueliner Jake McCabe lost his balance in the process, giving Nylander the extra time and space he needed to break in on Mrazek alone. “He’s working hard. But yeah, it was a nice play.” “I mean, luckily he blew a tire there and gave me the space.

L'attaquant Auston Matthews retrouvera ses coéquipiers pour un match pour la première fois au mois de février.

Il a inscrit 25 buts et amassé 28 mentions d’aide pour 53 points en 47 matchs cette saison. Le franc-tireur américain est à l’écart du jeu depuis le 25 janvier, quand il s’était blessé au genou pendant une partie contre les Rangers de New York. • À lire aussi:

Coming off one of their worst losses of the season, there was no way the Leafs were coming out flat against the Blackhawks.

Les Maple Leafs ont célébré le retour d'Auston Matthews avec une victoire de 5-2. Toronto n'a fait qu'une bouchée de Chicago.

Recevant la visite des Blackhawks de Chicago, les Leafs espéraient renouer avec la victoire après avoir subi la défaite Ilya Samsonov a effectué 27 arrêts dans la victoire. Après avoir profité de quelques jours de congé, les Maple Leafs étaient de retour au jeu mercredi soir.

The Windy City teardown is so severe, the on-ice product so incomplete and uninspired, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe found it difficult to even feign enthusiasm ...

“They sort of threw that idea at us, and I thought the guys responded well. “Now I have to prove it a little bit.” 7 due to a non-COVID illness. They have a lot of flexibility to call plays and get organized themselves. “It was funner than I expected. They have a sense of what the structure is, and they know what they can do when they get the information on faceoffs. He’s one of the most competitive guys I’ve ever met,” said teammate He has earned a spot in Saturday’s lineup. • Conor Timmins blasted a beauty one-timer from the point for his second goal and 13th point as a Maple Leaf through just 19 games. A lot of these guys have been playing together for a long time now. We’re gonna wash it, move on, enjoy a day off tomorrow, and get ready for Montreal (on Saturday),” Keefe said. The Blackhawks play in the weakest conference yet have managed the fewest wins (16).

Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist in his return from injury as the Maple Leafs downed Chicago 5-2 on Wednesday night in Toronto.

"We want to be able to grab the game back and grab momentum." "Huge boost to get him back," Tavares said of the Leafs' best player. "I don't think you really ever thought it was going to possibly come to that point," he said. "Our guys fought to the end," Chicago rookie head coach Luke Richardson said. Not what you come to expect in terms of what it's like to play in the NHL. "My energy faded a little bit throughout the game. 25, but only missed five games thanks to the all-star break and Toronto's bye week. "Lucky that it slipped by his skate there on the post." "I didn't think the game had much life to it. Sandin restored Toronto's lead later in the period with his fourth on a shot that hit a Chicago stick and fooled Mrazek, who signed with the Leafs in the summer of 2021 before getting traded to the Windy City less than a year later. The winger moved in alone on Petr Mrazek and appeared to run out of room before banking his 30th goal of the season in off the former Leafs netminder from a tight angle. Nylander scored on a set play moments after puck drop as part of a three-point performance and Matthews had a goal to accent a two-point night after three weeks on the shelf in the Leafs' 5-2 victory over Chicago in Toronto.

Auston Matthews returned in form as Toronto avoided playing down to the level of the bottom-feeding Hawks.

With the puck on their sticks, they command the pace, especially the tape-to-tape passes on the cycle. “A better response that way, playing through it an generating our game and being in control, finishing off with a good 60. The Blackhawks are an interesting counter-image to the Leafs, from their most recent era of Chi-town greatness. The Leafs are at their best when they control the neutral zone and transition with speed as they did against the ’Hawks — a team they’ll see again in the Windy City on the weekend – applying a strong forecheck that frustrates the opposition and leads to turnovers. It looked, fleetingly, like the ’Hawks were going to put up a fight, or the Leafs perhaps stumble into second period dopiness again. Chicago, 31st in the league, arrived in town on the rear end of back-to-back games and dismantled in Montreal. Thus this was the Leafs intent on cooking up a souffle by cracking open the ’Hawks. Rasmus Sandin restored the lead — actually scored off the stick of Connor Murphy, inadvertently tapping it in between Mrazek’s pads. Rather than unhappy after the fact, we want to be able to address it and fix things while they’re happening. Instead the Leafs, who routinely rise to the challenge of elite foes, have been maddeningly unthriving in the gimmes. But it beats a kick in the head by another bottom-feeder. “That’s the response we wanted,” said Matthews, who contributed a goal and an assist, looking very much like slick self, un-rusty.

Sam Lafferty and Philipp Kurashev replied for rebuilding Chicago (16-32-5), which got 37 stops from former Toronto goaltender Petr Mrazek. Matthews – last ...

"We want to be able to grab the game back and grab momentum." "Huge boost to get him back," Tavares said of the Leafs' best player. "I don't think you really ever thought it was going to possibly come to that point," he said. Not what you come to expect in terms of what it's like to play in the NHL. "Our guys fought to the end," Blackhawks rookie head coach Luke Richardson said. "My energy faded a little bit throughout the game. 25, but only missed five games thanks to the all-star break and Toronto's bye week. "Lucky that it slipped by his skate there on the post." luckily (McCabe) blew a tire there and gave me the space." "It was Matty's idea to draw that play up," Nylander said. "I didn't think the game had much life to it. Nylander scored on a set play moments after puck drop as part of a three-point performance and Matthews had a goal to accent a two-point night after three weeks on the shelf in the Leafs' 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist in his return after missing five games with a sprained knee, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs earn a 5-2 win over ...

Young blueliners Timothy Liljegren, Conor Timmins and Rasmus Sandin will have until the trade deadline to prove they belong in the lineup.

I think everyone just wants to play as good as they can and help the team in any way they can.” A lot of depth in our organization, he’s another young guy who can step in and play whenever we need him.” I think the system really fits my game and the coaching staff and development staff have really put in a lot of time with me and helped my game grow.” Benn is in the twilight of his career, appearing in just 12 games for the Maple Leafs but has been very effective in those small doses. At six-foot-two and 202 pounds, Timmins is the most likely candidate to replace Holl (six-foot-three, 197 pounds) if he leaves as a free agent in the summer. So I think for me, I’ve just been trying to make it up day by day and really put in extra work with the coaching staff, the development staff, the gym. So it’s good for a team to have a lot of depth and we know we have that here for sure.” And so I think as long as I’m just continuing to improve each day and it’ll come.” “I didn’t like the penalties, but I thought he did a good job for a guy who hasn’t played (in a while).” “You need to play as good as you can because we have seven or eight defencemen,” said Rasmus Sandin. Matty (Auston Matthews) made a nice pass and I was just lucky enough to get it through a screen.” “I just had to stay patient,” said Timmins.

Auston Matthews made his return to the lineup on Wednesday night. Toronto took care of business against the Blackhawks with an improved effort against the ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs closed as a -650 money line favourite against the Chicago Blackhawks at FanDuel on Wednesday night. That number made them by far the ...

The Lightning are the fifth choice at +1200. The Maple Leafs were a -550 money line favourite against the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. The Toronto Maple Leafs closed as a -650 money line favourite against the Chicago Blackhawks at FanDuel on Wednesday night. They lost that game 6-3 in the desert. Louis Battlehawks at +500. William Nylander led the way with three points. The Maple Leafs are currently the fourth choice to win the Stanley Cup at +1000 at FanDuel. The Maple Leafs should be a heavy favourite to win both of those games. The Maple Leafs avoided a similar letdown on Wednesday night, taking a 3-1 lead in the first period and then cruising to the 5-2 victory. Auston Matthews scored his 26th goal of the season in his return as the Maple Leafs cruised to a 5-2 win. Anyone who has bet on Toronto as a sizeable favourite at FanDuel understands that the Buds haven’t always made it as easy as they made it in last night’s win. That number made them by far the biggest favourite of the NHL season to date.

As we approach the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline, the rumours continue to swirl around the Maple Leafs as they look to add a forward, particularly for the top-six ...

He can do some serious damage as he has a powerful release and can generate quality chances when he’s on the ice. With the pace that both Tavares and Marner play at, Henrique would be a great complimentary piece to that line as he has great speed and strength to crash and get shots on net. With a contract at a reasonable cap hit of $5.5 million for the next two seasons, he has been extremely productive (49 points this season) for the Philadelphia Flyers where the team has struggled mightily. He’s an all situations type of player as he can make an impact at 5v5, the power play and the penalty kill. To lead a team that’s low in the standings in those categories is very impressive and despite the Ducks not being competitive the last three seasons, he continues to produce in a key area that’ll be more important in the playoffs. [Adam Henrique](https://thehockeywriters.com/docs/adam-henrique/) has maintained a consistent level of play as a secondary scorer, as he can register 40-50 points. The Canucks as a whole don’t have the best underlying numbers at five-on-five, as they have a 48.34 Crosi for percentage and a 46.89 expected goals for percentage. While he’s not on-pace to match last season’s total, being on an offensive team like the Maple Leafs would help with his production, passing and ability to set up at the side of the net for a scoring opportunity. He has the awareness to be in a great spot to receive a pass and even set others up. The Canucks are in seller mode after captain Bo Horvat was dealt and Garland could be a name on the move. Whether he was with the [Arizona Coyotes or the Vancouver Canucks](https://thehockeywriters.com/conor-garland-better-trade-target-maple-leafs-miller/), he always seemed like a good fit for the Maple Leafs as he plays with a great amount of pace and speed. Garland has always had the speed to cut to the outside to beat defenders and open the game up very well.

Kyle Dubas has done a pretty good job as Toronto Maple Leafs GM, but here are his three worst NHL Trade Deadline moves thus far.

For this exercise, we’re not going to look at every trade Dubas has made as GM, but instead are going to focus on the mid-season ones around the NHL Trade Deadline. I don’t know if it’s because he’s one of the youngest executives but he hasn’t seemed to pull-off the blockbuster trade or has really rinsed a team yet. In a perfect world, you hope that both sides win, but more often than not, there’s a winner and a loser.

The staff at The Score posted their latest NHL Power Rankings earlier this week, and something about them stuck out like a sore thumb. The Edmonton Oilers ...

Due to offensive depth, defensive play and geography, the Jets have the advantage in a playoff run over the Maple Leafs and Oilers. They have the luxury of moving a top-six forward or top-four defenseman while the Leafs and Oilers don’t. With plenty of prospects and draft picks to offer, there isn’t a player on the trade market that the Jets cannot afford. The Maple Leafs and Oilers both coincidentally have the same $1.1 million of deadline cap space available to spend, while the Jets have $9 million at their disposal. With the NHL’s March 3 trade deadline on the horizon, the Jets have money in their pocket while the other two don’t. It’s natural to think the Leafs will have a more difficult path to the Stanley Cup Final because they do. They are third in the league on the penalty kill and third in goals-against per game, allowing only 2.59 per contest. The Leafs have scored 181 goals but have a differential of plus-37. The Jets, meanwhile, have one of the best centre ice tandems in Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele, both of whom are They both have top-six forward units among the best in the league, and the teams match up very closely. The other items to consider are the opponents, the roster’s depth up front, and the ability to improve at the deadline. [Toronto Maple Leafs](https://thehockeywriters.com/docs/toronto-maple-leafs/) and Winnipeg Jets were among the top 10.