Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors
‘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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year ago
NHL sets Game 1 schedule for Eastern Conference Playoffs
The quest for Lord Stanley’s silver chalice begins on Saturday with the New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Published: 1 year ago
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov becomes fifth player in NHL history with 100 assists in a season
Nikita Kucherov continued his historic season, becoming just the fifth player ever to reach 100 assists in a season. Kucherov picked up his 100th assist against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. The only other players in NHL history to reach 100
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Published: 1 year ago