There’s a new Iginla on centre stage representing Canada as former NHL star Jarome Iginla’s son Tij is carrying on the family legacy and is following in his father’s footsteps.
If ever there were a rallying cry for this group of Toronto Maple Leafs, this would be it. Since captain John Tavares came to Toronto, things were supposed to be different.
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is still feeling the effects of an illness that forced him from the third period of Toronto's 3-1 loss in Game 4.
After losing 3-1 in Game 4 to fall behind the Bruins 3-1 in the series, some news was delivered regarding the health of Auston Matthews. With the Leafs headed into second intermission down 3-0 to the Boston Bruins, what felt like a final dagger was delivered when it was announced that Matthews would not return to the game.
There are a lot of things that went wrong for the Maple Leafs on Saturday night and being downed 3-1 in the game as well as 3-1 in the series probably take precedence for the concerns.
Matthews had just over 14 minutes of ice time across 17 shifts for the Leafs in Game 4. However, he did not return to the Leafs’ bench after the second intermission.
Saturday morning the Leafs held an optional skate prior to Game 4 tonight, here are a few of the takeaways from that skate: Auston Matthews returned to the ice for the optional skate after being unavailable for yesterday’s practice while he gets over his illness.
Yardbarker's Griffin Carroll is a clean 4-0 on his last two NHL betting articles, and he's ready to hop over the boards for another 2-0 night on the ice. Game on!
William Nylander took another step towards making his series debut by participating fully in today’s practice. Based on the comments he made with the media afterwards, he seems ready to debut in the series on Saturday night and will start on the third line with Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg if that’s the case.
Auston Matthews, the NHL's leading goal scorer in the regular season, won't practice Friday for what the Toronto Maple Leafs called a "maintenance" day off.
There was plenty of blame to go around in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Game 3 home loss to the Boston Bruins, falling back into a 2-1 hole in the series.
Heading into Game 2 in TD Garden, the Toronto Maple Leafs knew they needed to win this game to get back in this series. They needed to lean on the core of their team, the leaders in their forward core.
Star forward Auston Matthews made his presence felt to help the Toronto Maple Leafs capture a road split of the first two contests of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins.
It took nearly six full hockey games before the Toronto Maple Leafs led the Boston Bruins in 2023-24. But after a scintillating game-winning goal from Auston Matthews in the third period of Game 2 on Monday night, the Leafs have flipped the script and evened the best-of-7 series at a game apiece after a thrilling 3-2 victory at TD Garden.
Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews' first goal of the 2024 postseason couldn't have come at a more perfect time.
Auston Matthews scored with 7:54 left in regulation to cap a three-point night and lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the host Boston Bruins in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Monday.
Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at a game a piece.
We're onto our first full week of playoff hockey, and it's going to be a great one around here. We have two new series beginnings and a pair of matchups heading into big Game 2s.
In the last game of the season against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Auston Matthews tried hard but failed to bring home goal number 70 over the regular season.
Auston Matthews concluded the 2023-2024 regular season with an impressive tally of 69 goals, solidifying his legacy in hockey history. Though remarkable, his achievement comes as no surprise to most hockey fans captivated by his relentless pace throughout the season.
With the last day of the regular season schedule behind us, the three major stat-based award winners for the 2023-24 season are set in stone.
Auston Matthews just fell short of becoming the first player to score 70 goals in 31 years, finishing the 2023-24 season with 69 goals. Still, the American-born forward racked up his third Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer.
Nikita Kucherov got his milestone, but Auston Matthews did not.
It seems ridiculous to imagine the Toronto Maple Leafs sitting Auston Matthews while he’s on the cusp of getting his notching 70th goal of the season. Wednesday night, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he has a chance to do something few have ever done.
Welcome to the April leg of the 2023-24 NHL regular season. At this point in the calendar, the stakes are elevated. We’re starting to see teams clinch playoff spots.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Auston Matthews scored his 66th goal of the season on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, breaking the salary-cap era’s single-season record for most goals.
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