Scott Laughton’s folk hero status continues to rise in Toronto. I had to blink a few times to make sure I wasn’t superimposing the memory of Laughton’s goal against the Dallas Stars onto this game in my head, wanting the moment for Laughton so badly. It was the exact same goal with the same finish […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 2-1 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 21-15-7. On the team gutting out a tight, low-scoring game: Yeah, it was a tight game at five-on-five. There was not a lot going on, to be honest with you, either way. I […]
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The Maple Leafs are hoping to keep their strong form rolling and win one for Scott Laughton in his first game in Philadelphia as a member of the Leafs (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the challenge presented by the Flyers: It’s a very good defensive team we’re up against. They […]
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Ahead of Thursday’s game in Philadelphia, Craig Berube discussed Scott Laughton’s impact on the Leafs on and off the ice, Max Domi and Bobby McMann complementing Auston Matthews, Brandon Carlo’s fit with Morgan Rielly, and the challenge presented by the Flyers. Almost a year since the acquisition was made before the 2025 deadline, what has […]
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In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs’ promising depth contributions of late, their blue line picture moving forward, a big win over Florida, and the lineup decisions when William Nylander returns from injury. Episode Topics The rollercoaster month for the Leafs since the last episode (2:00) The optimism inspired by […]
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For the second time this season, the Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-1 thanks to a strong four-line effort. Frankly, this scoreline, especially when it was sitting at 3-1 as the Panthers pulled their goalie with four minutes left, flattered Florida. While the first couple of minutes were a little […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 20-15-7. On the team’s performance: Good team effort. Everybody had a part in it tonight. It was great having Carlo back tonight. I thought he played well. He has been out for a long […]
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“After that shorthanded goal, we just seemed to not be able to recover, for whatever reason. We started pressing. We are not the type of team that can press like that. That’s not how we have success, and it just got away from us. The one thing is that when things didn’t go our way, […]
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The second half of the Maple Leafs’ schedule gets underway with a big four-point game against the Florida Panthers, who are two points ahead in the standings entering tonight’s divisional matchup (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the magnitude of tonight’s matchup: It’s a huge game, obviously. We can actually […]
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Ahead of the Leafs vs. Panthers matchup, Brad Marchand discussed his decision to stay in Florida instead of signing in Toronto and his selection to the Team Canada Olympic team. The comments you made on the way out after the playoff series last year, about what the Leafs go through in the market, generated a […]
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Ahead of Tuesday’s game against Florida, Craig Berube discussed the familiar challenge presented by the Panthers, his Robertson-Roy-Cowan line, Brandon Carlo’s return to the lineup, and the message to Morgan Rielly amid his run of minuses. With Brandon Carlo good to go for Tuesday’s game, what boost can he provide on the blue line? Berube: […]
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I’ve long enjoyed, every once in a while, sitting back and thinking about so many of the players who wore the blue and white of the Toronto Maple Leafs, especially those from the late 1950s through the 1970s. Yesterday, when I heard the news about longtime Leaf Bob Pulford passing away at the age of […]
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Christmas is over, Canada has been eliminated by Czechia yet again in the World Juniors, and the NHL stretch run before the Olympic break is now underway. The Maple Leafs have done a good job of collecting points lately, going 4-0-2, which has technically put them ahead of three teams in the East by points […]
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After Monday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed his many injury situations, the team’s play over the last 10 games, Nick Robertson and Bobby McMann’s seasons to date, and Auston Matthews catching fire offensively. Can you update us on all of your injury situations? Berube: All of them!? Sure, and then I am done after that: Jake […]
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“I don’t know that we necessarily want to get into that type of game (run and gun) with [Rochester]. Once we started to structure it up, get above them, and create some turnovers, they didn’t have the same success as in the first period. Credit to our players for turning it around right from the […]
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First things first: Congratulations, Auston Matthews! “HE IS THE LEADING SCORER IN TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY” Matthews 20th of the Season (421st Career Goal) vs Islanders 🔊 @Bonsie1951 @Jim_Ralph pic.twitter.com/5jfOIysXc8 — Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) January 4, 2026 We all knew this accomplishment was inevitable several years ago, and it became clear it would happen […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 19-15-7. On the team’s performance: Going into the third period, I didn’t think we pushed enough. I thought we didn’t have the puck enough and sat back a little too much. We […]
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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-five struggles, head-scratching lineup deployment, power-play issues, and some […]
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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 hometown Maple Leafs: Growing up watching Leafs games, I wasn’t too far outside (Toronto). It will […]
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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 Benning making his Leafs debut? Berube: Yeah, we’ll get him in tonight. Coming into training camp, I thought he had a […]
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Ahead of his Maple Leafs debut, defenseman Matt Benning discussed his return to the big leagues after battling injuries and biding his time in the AHL. Tonight in New York, Benning will dress for his first NHL game since October 29, 2024. Did you ever think at any point that this opportunity might not come […]
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“In the first 40 minutes, I thought we were kind of in quicksand. 20 hours on a bus coming home from Utica and Cleveland can do that to a team. I just like the way we played in the third. We played extremely well and had some good chances. Over the course of a season […]
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The Maple Leafs erased 4-1 and 5-4 deficits in a classic Bob Cole “everything is happening”-style hockey game to kick off the 2026 portion of the schedule in thrilling fashion. This was no Picasso defensively (or in net, for Joseph Woll), but playoff-bound teams need to win a few wild ones along the way over […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 19-15-6. On the team coming back from 2-0, 4-1, and 5-4 down to win in regulation: Good resilience and character coming back tonight. We were coming back the whole game, but we stuck with […]
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Auston Matthews returns to the lineup as the Maple Leafs hope to kick a tired, struggling Winnipeg Jets team while it’s down tonight at Scotiabank Arena (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario/TSN3). Game Day Quotes Jets head coach Scott Arniel on his team losing its seventh straight game (0-4-3) in Detroit last night: It is getting […]
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