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Who should start Game 1 for the Leafs between Ilya Samsonov and Joseph Woll?

After a world of ups and a world of downs, we’ve officially reached the end of the 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs season. They improved in some areas from last year’s team and regressed in others, but ultimately, their season performance as a whole

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Published: 9 months ago

2024 NHL playoff preview: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston and Toronto are two bitter rivals with a deep history squaring off once more in what should be a very tight matchup.

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Published: 9 months ago

‘I wanted it’: Matthews’ great chase for 70 masks Maple Leafs’ concerns

Auston Matthews’ attempt to become the first 70-goal man in 31 years was so anticipated that The Chase had begun to overshadow the fine-tuning meant to improve the Maple Leafs heading into playoffs.

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Published: 9 months ago

Matthews blanked in finale as quest for 70 denied

Auston Matthews was denied on all 12 of his shots Wednesday night in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season.

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Published: 9 months ago

Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Lightning 6 vs. Leafs 4: “I’m not afraid to admit to you that this is the first regular season game where I was watching video of another team during the intermissions”

Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, which dropped the team’s final record to 46-25-10. On his message to Auston Matthews on the bench when he didn’t reach the 70-goal milestone:  I was

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Published: 9 months ago

Lightning's Kucherov 5th player with 100 assists

Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night.

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Published: 9 months ago

‘Wasn’t meant to be’: Matthews on coming short of 70-goal mark

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews speaks about failing to reach 70 goals in the season and wanting to focus on the team’s accomplishment.

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Published: 9 months ago

NHL Highlights: Lightning 6, Maple Leafs 4

Nikita Kucherov makes NHL history becoming the fifth player of all-time to record 100+ assists in a single season as the Tampa Bay Lightning take care of the Toronto Maple Leafs keeping Auston Matthews from his illustrious 70th goal on the season.

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Published: 9 months ago

Knee Jerk Reaction: Matthews misses out on 70th goal as Leafs check out of regular season

Though the Leafs only learned who their opponent would be in the first round of the playoffs after game 81 on Tuesday night, they’ve been practically locked into third place in the Atlantic for the last few weeks, leaving them little to strive for

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Published: 9 months ago

Matthews' chase for 70 goals comes up short

Auston Matthews failed to score his 70th goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs' regular-season finale Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but it wasn't for a lack of effort.The soon-to-be three-time Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner tallied a s

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Published: 9 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals

Auston Matthews won’t be joining the NHL’s 70-goal club this season.

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Published: 9 months ago

Brodie scores to end goal drought at 111 games

Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman TJ Brodie scores on a point shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning to record his first goal in 111 games and snap the NHL’s longest-active goal drought.

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Published: 9 months ago