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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders – Game #41 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info

After collecting nine of the last 10 points, can the Maple Leafs keep their good form rolling when they visit a banged-up Islanders team? (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC) Game Day Quotes Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer on facing his hometo

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Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Islanders – 01/03/26

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. MAPLE LEAFS (19-15-6)…

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Craig Berube on Troy Stecher’s impact on the Leafs: “This guy is legit.. He has some snarl and isn’t afraid to speak up, to the other team or to our team… I really like what he brings”

Ahead of Saturday’s game against the Islanders, Craig Berube discussed Matt Benning entering the lineup, Troy Stecher’s impact, Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s selection to Team Sweden, and William Nylander’s status. What are your thoughts on Matt Ben

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Brendan Shanahan joins Hockey Canada to review men’s junior hockey in Ontario

This is Shanahan’s first notable job since parting ways with the Maple Leafs last May.

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Maple Leafs’ Nylander remains out of lineup vs. Islanders

The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to wait a little longer for William Nylander to make his return. Nylander was not on the ice for morning skate on Saturday and head coach Craig Berube confirmed that the forward will remain out. Berube also said tha

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Leafs lineup news: Woll projected to start vs. Islanders, Benning expected to replace Myers

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is projected to start Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders, via David Alter of The Hockey News. Woll started Thursday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets but was replaced by Dennis Hildeby during

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Can Auston Matthews save this Toronto Maple Leafs season?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have meandered through the first half of the season, often sitting closer to the bottom of the Atlantic Division than a playoff spot. There’s some salt in the wounds that the team is without each of their next first-round pi

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Maple Leafs Taking a Chance on Matias Maccelli Finally Paying Off

Matias Maccelli’s road to where he is right now with the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t smooth, but it’s starting to look like it might finally be going somewhere. Just a…

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5 bold Maple Leafs predictions for 2026

What a year 2025 was for the Toronto Maple Leafs. From having a new voice behind the bench in Craig Berube, pushing the eventual Stanley Cup champions to the brink of elimination, to powering through a ton of adversity and injury woes, it’s been a

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Is Craig Berube showing signs of change? A deep dive into the Maple Leafs’ recent improvements

The Maple Leafs hit the halfway mark of the season in unfamiliar territory: on the outside looking in of a playoff spot, in a dog fight to make the cut.  We’ve spent a lot of time in the first half of the season discussing the team’s five-on-fiv

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Matias Maccelli is playing like he shouldn’t be scratched again

The Toronto Maple Leafs headed into the 2025 offseason with one of the most difficult tasks of the Auston Matthews era – replacing Mitch Marner’s regular season production. For whatever you believe about Marner’s impact beyond a strong regular

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Matthews is vibing, Olympic snubs, and a busy month of hockey: Leaflets

Here’s to feeling good all the time. Whether it was simply all Marc Savard’s fault, the Maple Leafs getting tired of people writing them off, or if things are just now clicking, the message has been loud and clear, “we’re not dead yet.” Oly

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