Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors

5 takeaways from Leafs-Canadiens: Marner, Stolarz deliver in clutch, defence excels in 5-man format

There are still some issues for the Toronto Maple Leafs to work out before the playoffs, but Mitch Marner has been a constant force and delivered in the clutch once again this season. Marner scored the overtime winner, the lone goal of the evening, l

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NHL Roundup: Blue Jackets roll past Capitals, Ovechkin a healthy scratch

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adam Fantilli scored twice and Jet Greaves stopped 22 shots for his first career shutout, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-0 win over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Saturday.  Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gret

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‘I like it back there’: Defenceman Marner stars as Maple Leafs deny Montreal

The Maple Leafs postponed the celebration in Montreal by out-scratching and out-clawing in what was the club’s most committed defensive effort of the season.

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Craig Berube on the Leafs’ 1-0 OT win over Montreal: “We helped our (five) defensemen out… We didn’t spend much time in our defensive zone, and there was nothing off the rush”

Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 1-0 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens, which improved the team’s record to 49-26-4 and increased their lead in the Atlantic Division to four points with three games to play. On the te

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Maple Leafs Beat Canadiens 1-0 in Overtime

Tonight, we got the great pleasure of watching one of the greatest rivalries in hockey. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens faced off in a game with serious playoff…

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Leafs Playoffs Fate: Bruins and Red Wings both miss playoffs for the first time since 1967

Saturday night saw the Toronto Maple Leafs win against the Montreal Canadiens in a 1–0 overtime decision. Beyond just a big win in a heated Atlantic Division race, it also brought a strange omen of good fortune. The Detroit Red Wings were officiall

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Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs clinch home ice advantage with 1-0 win vs. Canadiens

Steven Lorentz put it pretty perfectly ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ fourth-last game of the season and final game against the Montreal Canadiens. Steven Lorentz, beauty: "I know people want to see another Canadian team in the playoffs, but we

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NHL Highlights: Maple Leafs 1, Canadiens 0 (OT)

Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and Mitch Marner buried the overtime winner 36 seconds into the extra frame to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Montreal Canadiens 1-0.

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Maple Leafs’ Marner rifles home OT winner after Stolarz stones Suzuki

Watch as the Toronto Maple Leafs get contributions from both ends to top the Montreal Canadiens, as Anthony Stolarz rejects Nick Suzuki’s terrific chance, giving Mitch Marner the opportunity to ice it with the overtime winner.

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Recap: Mitch Marner wins in OT

No clinch for you, Habs.

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Maple Leafs clinch home ice in Round 1 with OT win over Canadiens

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have a big advantage heading into the playoffs. With an overtime winner over the Montreal Canadiens, the Maple Leafs have ensured they’ll finish no lower than second in the Atlantic Division and therefore ensured home-

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Gerry McNamara finds his place again in Maple Leafs lore

Gerry McNamara, who was general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs for seven seasons in the 1980s, has died at 90. We wrote about his life in the game and his renewed connection to the team in February and are republishing it here. I fir