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John-Michael Liles gives a ringing endorsement of good friend Brandon Carlo

Add former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman John-Michael Liles to the list of people who approved of the team’s acquisition of Brandon Carlo from the Boston Bruins. Carlo was one of the Leafs’ two big acquisitions at the trade deadline which result

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Maple Leafs react to Steven Lorentz’s bizarre goal assisted by Kelly Sutherland

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz’s game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday will go down as one of the most unusual ones of the season. During a penalty kill early in the third period, Simon Benoit dumped the puck out

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16 stats: Canadiens' arrival, Elias Pettersson's return and Auston Matthews' standards

The future looks bright in Montreal, plus a league-wide drop in power plays and a matchup that could have major playoff implications.

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Published: 1 month ago

7 takeaways from Leafs-Avalanche: Woll excels, Matthews rounding into top form, Nylander, the Creator

In many respects, the Toronto Maple Leafs could view the Colorado Avalanche as a blueprint on how to sustain success in the modern NHL. Squaring off against Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and a cabal of deadline upgrades, the Maple Leafs emerged with a

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Wild bounces, steady Woll deliver Maple Leafs momentum-building win over Avalanche

While there’s no question an absurd bounce gifted Toronto a game-winner, it’s the bigger picture that matters most to these Leafs. The approach that carried the home side to a nice win Wednesday is something to build on.

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Game in 10: Matthews bests MacKinnon, Joseph Woll sharp in low-scoring win over Colorado

This was a big game for a Maple Leafs team that finally ended its losing streak earlier in the week. To really show signs of a turnaround, they needed a good performance against an elite opponent. It wasn’t always pretty, and they did give up nearl

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Maple Leafs Defeat Avalanche 2-1 Behind Woll’s 28 Saves

Joseph Woll made 38 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs (41-24-3) defeated the Colorado Avalanche (41-25-3) 2-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Auston Matthews and Steven Lorentz were the…

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Craig Berube on the Matthews line’s performance in the Leafs’ win over Colorado: “We talked about putting [the MacKinnon line] on their heels a little bit, and they did that… The line was really good”

Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, which improved the team’s record to 41-24-3. On the funky game-winning shorthanded goal:  The puck was shot out and hit the ref, but I wasn’t looking.

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Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs defeat Avalanche with help from referees (literally)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche and it was all thanks to the refs. Typical! No, seriously. Maybe it wasn’t ALL thanks to the refs, but before we address anything else that happened in this game, we need to discuss the primar

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NHL Highlights: Maple Leafs 2, Avalanche 1

Auston Matthews and Steven Lorentz each scored while Joseph Woll made 38 saves to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

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Published: 1 month ago

Woll stands tall, Lorentz scores winner as Maple Leafs down Avalanche

Joseph Woll was outstanding in making 38 saves and Steven Lorentz scored short-handed early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night.

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Referee Kelly Sutherland accidentally helps Maple Leafs score key goal

The Toronto Maple Leafs were short-handed when Steven Lorentz broke a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period on Wednesday, but another man on the ice kind of made it feel like it wasn’t a penalty kill.

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