Marner Gets Three Points In Leaf's Win

(Above) Mitch Marner gets three points in last night's win over Columbus

Mitch Marner continues his hot streak as he got a goal and two assists last night in a 4-2 Toronto Maple Leaf's win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

John Tavares opened the scoring at 2:22 of the first period.

Tied 1-1, Tavares scored again at 18:04.

Marner scored the lone goal of the second period  at 9:46 to put the Leafs ahead 3-1.

 Frederik Gauthier scored at 13:44 of the third period to make it 4-1 Leafs.

Artemi Panaren closed the gap 4-2 at 18:32, but it wasn't enough. 

Preview: Islanders Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.

Tonight, John Tavares faces his former team, the New York Islanders, for the first time since signing a seven-year, $77 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1.

Drafted first overall by the Islanders in 2009, Tavares spent nine seasons in New York before joining the Leafs.

Players To Watch:

NYI: Matthew Barzal, Josh Bailey

Barzal has five points in a three game point streak.

Bailey has six points in his past six games.

TOR: John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Nazem Kadri.

Tavares has 11 points in six games.

Marner has 12 points in his past six games.

Kadri has eight points in his past six games.

Injuries:

New York Islanders

Andrew Ladd - Lower Body.

Jordan Eberle - Undisclosed,

Thomas Hickey - Upper Body.

Toronto

Zach Hyman - Sprained Ankle,

Tyler Ennis - Broken Ankle,

Frederik Andersen - Groin.

Preview: Panthers Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Center, Toronto.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going for revenge tonight after losing to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, (Dec. 15).

The Panthers, however, have won three straight.

The Leafs are 2-2-2 in their last six games and have allowed four or more goals in their last four games.

Players To Watch:

FLA: Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Evgenii Dadonov.

Barkov has 15 points in his past  11 games.

Huberdeau has 25 points in his past 14 games.

Dadonov has 14 points in his past 12 games.

TOR: Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Nazem Kadri, and Morgan Reilly.

Marner has three goals in his past two games.

Matthews has 13 points since returning from injury.

Kadri has five assists in his past five games.

Reilly has nine points in his past nine games.

Injuries:

Florida

Jamie McGinn - Back,

Derek McKenzie - Shoulder,

Vincent Trochek - Ankle,

Nick Bjugstad - Upper Body.

Leafs Show How Bad The Devils Are

(above) Nazem Kadri and Connor Brown (below) had three assists last night.

It was really obvious last night that the New Jersey Devils have been terrible lately.

The Toronto Maple Leafs not just beat the Devils, the team crushed New Jersey.

In front of their home crowd at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the Devils got hammered 7-2.

Both Toronto's Nazem Kadri and Connor Brown finished the night with three assists.

John Tavares scored Toronto's first goal at 6:01 of the opening period.

Toronto went ahead 3-0 with goals by Auston Matthews and Patrick Marleau.

Sami Vatanen scored New Jersey's first goal at 18:44 of the first period.

1:45 into the second period, Mitch Marner scored to make it a 4-1 game.

With just three seconds to go in the period,  Leaf's defenseman, Morgan Rielly, scored.

Nico Hischier scored the Devil's second goal at 14:47 of the third period.

Tyler Ennis scored back to back goals for Toronto at 16:38 and 18:30 of the third period.

Toronto host the Florida Panthers tomorrow night.

The Leafs are probably going to want a better result against the Panthers after losing 4-3 to Florida last Saturday (Dec. 15).

Preview: Leafs Verses Devils

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Prudential Centre, New Jersey

Tonight's battle features two struggling teams.

The New Jersey Devils are 2-4-5 in their last 11 games and has allowed four or more goals in three of their last four games..

The Toronto Maple Leafs are no better.  The team is 1-2-2 in their past five games.

Players To Watch:

TOR: Jake Gardiner, Mitch Marner, and Auston Matthews.

Gardiner has 10 points in his past seven games.

Marner has 24 points in his past 17 games.

Matthews has 11 points in his past eight games.

NJD: Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri

Hall returns from injury tonight.

Hall has eight points in his past seven games and leads his team in points with 31.

Palmieri has five goals in his past five games and leads the team in goals with 17.

Injuries:

New Jersey

Corey Schneider - Abdominal Strain,

Joey Anderson - Broken Ankle,

Stefan Noesen - Undisclosed. 

Preview: Leafs Verses Lightning

Tonight 7:30 p.m. EST.

Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida.

There's a good possibility that the Toronto Maple Leafs are in trouble tonight.

You see, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won eight straight games.

Lightning's goalie, Andrei Vasilevski has returned from injury and is going to start in net tonight.  He missed 14 games because of a fractured foot.

Players To Watch

TOR: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner

Matthews has 11 points in a six game point streak.

Marner has 13 assists in his past eight games.

TB: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov

Stamkos has seven points in his past two games.

Kucherov has 27 points in 14 games.

Injuries:

Tampa Bay

Anton Stralman - Upper Body

Marchand Has Three Assists In Bruins Win Over Leafs

(Top) Brad Marchand got three assists in Saturday's game.

Nothing went right for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston.

The Boston Bruins had complete control of the game right from the start.

The Bruins ended up defeating Toronto 6-3.

The Bruins were dominant enough that the team chased Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, out of the game.

Toronto didn't score their first goal until the third period.

Before Toronto got on the scoreboard, the Bruins went ahead 4-0 with goals by Jakob Forsbacka, David Backes, Torey Krug, and Danton Hainen.

Travis Dermott scored Toronto's first goal at 4:03.

Auston Matthews scored Toronto's second goal.

Toronto's defenseman, Jake Gardiner had two assists.

Boston's David Pastmak also had two assists on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Pastmak's teammate, Brad Marchand, had three assists.

The Leafs now head to Carolina to face the Hurricanes tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Verses Bruins

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

TD Garden, Boston, Mass.

The Toronto Maple Leaf's winning streak need on Thursday night when the Detroit Red Wings won in overtime 5-4.

Tonight the Leafs are in Boston to face the Bruins.

The good news for the Leafs is that Boston have lost three straight games and have been outscored 12-4.

Players To Watch

TOR: Auston Matthews.

Matthews has eight points since returning from injury.

BOS: David Pastmak.

A deadly offensive player.

Pastmak has six points in five games and is the Bruins best player.

Injuries:

Boston

Jake DeBrusk - Upper Body,

Zdeno Chara - Knee,

Patrice Bergeron - Ribs,

Kevan Miller - Throat.

Preview: Red Wings Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST

ScotiaBank Place, Toronto, Ontario.

The Toronto Maple Leafs go for their sixth straight win tonight against the Detroit Red Wings.

William Nylander is making his season debut tonight after signing a six-year contract on Saturday (Dec. 1).

Nylander's presence is going to make Toronto's offense stronger.

Frederik Andersen isn't in goal for the Leafs tonight.  Garret Sparks is the starting goalie.

Players To Watch

Detroit - Frans Nielsen, Gustav Nyquist

Nielsen has six points in five games.  Nyquist has seven points in seven games.

Toronto - Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner.

Matthews has seven points since returning from injury.

Marner has 11 assists in a five game point streak.

Injuries:

Detroit

Anthony Mantha - Hand,

Evgeny Svechnikov - Right Knee,

Trevor Daley - Lower Body,

Danny DeKeyser - Left Hand

NHL Coming To Seattle

Well, I didn't know what to think yesterday when NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman announced that Seattle was awarded a NHL franchise.

The Seattle team, yet to be named, is going to start playing in the fall of 2021.

32 teams.  Isn't there enough teams already?

Poor Quebec City.  The city was snubbed again.

There is, however, a bright spot for having Seattle in the NHL.

It'll probably create a rivalry for the Vancouver Canucks.

I have a hard time watching the Canucks.  I find the team boring.

Seattle probably make Vancouver a more exciting team to watch.

Matthews Scores Two, Including, O.T. Winner

Auston Matthews, (No. 34) scored the overtime winner last night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a five game winning streak, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime last night.

Auston Matthews put the Leafs ahead 1-0, 8:33 into the first period.

Sam Reinhart tied the game at 14:01.

With just 10 seconds to go in the first period, Jake Gardiner put the Leafs ahead 2-1.

There was no scoring in the second period.

Buffalo went up 3-2 in the third period with back to back goals by Jack Eichel.

Patrick Marleau tied the game at 14:47.

With just three seconds in overtime, Matthews scored the winner.

Matthews had three points last night.

Gardiner finished the night with two points.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 38 shots again.  That's three games in a row.

Buffalo's Rasmus Ristolainen had two assists.

The Leafs head home to face the Detroit Red Wings tomorrow night.

Hyman Scores Two In Leaf's Fourth Straight Win

(Top) Zach Hyman scores two last night.

It was a heck of battle, but the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-3 last night at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.

Auston Matthews scored the opening goal on a power play at 6:06 of the first period.

Tyler Ennis put the Leafs ahead 2-0 just a little over six minutes later.

Eric Staal made it a 2-1 game near the end of the first period.

Jordan Greenway tied the game 5:17 into the second period.

At 14:38, Zach Hyman score his first of two goals of the game to put the Leafs ahead 3-2.

9:38 into the third period, Jason Zucker tied the game.

Nazem Kadri, who has been having trouble scoring lately, finally got a break last night.

Kadri scored Toronto's fourth goal at 16:40.

Hyman sealed the deal by scoring an empty netter at 19:04.

Minnesota out shot Toronto 41-23.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots last night.

Red hot Leaf, Mitch Marner, had another two assists last night.

Minnesota's Mikael Granlund also had two assists last night.

Toronto takes on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. 

Preview: Leafs Verses Wild

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are seeking their fourth straight win tonight as the team faces the Minnesota Wild.

The Leafs have scored four or more goals in their last three games.

Toronto is also 10-3-0 in their last 13 games.

The hottest Leaf now is Mitch Marner.  He is on fire.

In three multi point games, Marner has eight assists.

As for Minnesota, the Wild has lost two in a row and has allowed four or more goals in three of their past four games.

Minnesota's hottest player is veteran, Zach Parise.  He has five points in a six game point streak.

Injuries:

Toronto

Ron Hainsey - Face.

Welcome Back Auston Matthews

Auston Matthews, (no. 34) got three points last night.

What a night for Toronto Maple Leaf's Auston Matthews.

Out since October 27th with an injury, Matthews had three points in a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks last night.

Matthews assisted on a power play goal by John Tavares at 3:38 of the first period.

Tied 1-1, Matthews put Toronto ahead 2-1 at 11:19 on the man advantage.

The Leafs went up by two goals at 19:42 when Tavares scored again.

Toronto went up 4-1 when Patrick Marleau scored at 1:53 of the second period.

Joe Pavelski made it 4-2 when he scored on the power play at 4:18.

The Leafs slacked off a bit in the third period.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped the Sharks from scoring in the third.

Andersen stopped 38 shots last night.

At 10:19, Matthews scored his second goal to put Toronto ahead by three goals again.

The Sharks score another goal at 18:02, but that was it.

Logan Couture had two assists last night.

     (Top) Mitch Marner had three assists last night.

Toronto's Mitch Marner continues his hot streak.  He had another three assists last night.

Toronto heads to Minnesota to face the Wild on Saturday night. 

Preview: Sharks Verses Leafs

Tonight 7:30 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to get a huge boost to their offense tonight.

It was confirmed today that Auston Matthews is healthy enough to play in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks.

This means that both teams don't have significant injuries now.

The Sharks have a healthy roster.

Unfortunately, San Jose have lost their last two games and are 6-5-2 for the month of November.

Also, the Shark's defense is really questionable.

The odds favor the Leaf in this match up.

Marner Shines Again For The Leafs

Mitch Marner, (Top), shined again last night with three assists.

I have to say.  I'm really impressed with Toronto Maple Leaf's Mitch Marner.

Marner is having a really good year.

Last night in a 4-2 Leaf's win over the Boston Bruins, Marner had three assists.

Marner's patience with the puck is unbelievable.  He's not afraid to wait for the right time to pass the puck.

I have to mention Toronto's rookie, Igor Ozhiganov.  He scored his first ever NHL goal last night to put the Leafs ahead 2-1 in the second period.

Boston's David Pastrnak continues to have a good season.

Pastrnk scored two goals last night.

Pastrnak's teammate, Brad Marchand, had two assists last night.

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 38 shots last night.

Toronto hosts the San Jose Sharks tomorrow night.

There's a good possibility that Auston Matthews is going to return to the lineup for tomorrow's game.

That definitely is going to boost Toronto's offense. 

Preview: Bruins Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins are both even.

Boston, however, basically just relies on the JFK line.

Boston's goalie, Jaroslav Halak, however, has had success against the Leafs in his career.

Leaf's forward, Nazem Kadri needs to step it up offensively tonight in order for his team to win, but it won't be simple.

Kadri has had trouble scoring this season.

Injuries:

Boston

Brandon Cario - Upper Body,

Charlie McAvoy - Concussion,

Trent Frederic - Day To Day - Upper Body,

Urbco Vaskanainen - Concussion,

Zdeno Chara - Knee,

Patrice Bergeron - Ribs.

Toronto

No Changes. 

Johnsson Scores Hat Trick In Shut Out

Andreas Johnsson (Top) scored hat trick in a 6-0 romp over Philadelphia on Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs definitely solved their defensive problem on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Flyers.  

Last week, the Leafs were giving up the first two goals of the game within 10 minutes of the opening period.

On Saturday, it was a different story.

The Leafs jumped out ahead 4-0, chasing Flyers goalie, Calvin Pickard, out of the game.

Andreas Johnsson scored a hat trick in the first period.

Leaf's goalie, Garret Sparks, stopped 41 shots and recorded his second NHL career shut out.

Mitch Marner had two assists in Saturday's game.

Toronto hosts the Boston Bruins tonight.

Preview: Flyers Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m.

I didn't look up the statistics for this match up.

I've seen both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers play this week.

There's a disturbing trend going on with the Leafs lately.

The team have been going down 2-0 within the first 10 minutes of the game.

That has to stop.

In order for the Leafs to beat the Flyers tonight, they've got to strike first offensively.

As for the Flyers, Philadelphia is not a team to take too lightly.

The Flyers shut out the New York Rangers yesterday afternoon 4-0.

Flyer's goalie, Calvin Pickard, was fantastic in net yesterday.

Injuries:

Philadelphia

Samual Morin - Injured Reserved (IR.) - Knee,

Michael Raffl - Lower Body,

Corban Knight - Collarbone,

Pascal Leberge - IR. - Hip,

Michael Neuvirth - Undisclosed,

Brian Elliott - Out - Lower Body.

Toronto

No Changes.

Atkinson Scores Short Handed Goal Last Night In Win

(left) Cam Atkinson scored a short handed goal in Columbus win.

I'm not going to run down the play by play of the Toronto Maple Leafs/Columbus Blue Jackets game last night.

There's nothing really to say about the Leafs lately, but terrible.

Three games in a row, including, last night, Toronto immediately has given up two goals within the first 10 minutes of the game.

Last night, Josh Anderson scored the first two goals of the game in a 4-2 Columbus's victory.

(Above) Josh Anderson

 What's worse, Cam Atkinson scored a short handed goal just after the Leafs tied the game 2-2.

The Leafs didn't recover after that.

Toronto hosts the Philadelphia Flyers tonight.

Canes Ends Leaf's Winning Streak In Full Force

(left) Jordan Staal had two assists in last night's 5-2 Carolina win.

I'm still scratching my head on why the Toronto Maple Leafs put former backup goalie, Curtis McElhinney on waivers earlier this season.

McElhinney proved last night that he belongs in the NHL as he helped the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win against Toronto.

The Hurricanes wasted no time as the team went ahead 2-0 in the first period with goals by Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Justin Williams.
Toronto was outplayed by the 'Canes last night.

Goals by John Tavares and Kasperi Kapanen were the bright spots for the Leafs last night.  Nothing else.

The Hurricanes seemed to have full control of the game.

Hurricane's captain, Jordan Staal, had two assists last night.  His teammate, McElhinney, stopped 30 shots.

McElhinney's counter part, Frederik Andersen, stopped 40 shots last night.

The Leafs now head home to face the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow night.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! to my American readers.

Preview: Leafs Verses Hurricanes

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a team tonight similar to the Anaheim Ducks.

The Carolina Hurricanes have a mediocre 9-8-3 record this season.

This doesn't mean it is a guaranteed win for the Buds.

The Leafs barely defeated the Ducks last week.  Toronto won in overtime 2-1.

In the special teams department, the Leafs have the advantage.

On the power play, the Leafs have a percentage of 25.9.  The Hurricanes, 15.5.

On the penalty kill - Leafs - 82.1.  Hurricanes - 73.8

The Leafs have also won four in a row and has won seven of their last 10 games.

Injuries:

Carolina

Victor Rask - Injured Reserve - Hand,

Petr Mrazk - Day To Day - Upper Body,

Valentin Zykov - Day To Day - Undisclosed.

Brett Pearce - Day To Day - Lower Body.

Toronto

No Changes.

Hyman Scores Winner in 4-2 Leaf's Victory

(Above) Zach Hyman scores winner in 4-2 victory over Columbus last night.

Zach Hyman was the hero for the Toronto Maples Leafs last night.

15:38 into the third period, Hyman put the Leafs ahead 3-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Hyman then scored an empty netter at 18:59.

The game was fast paced.

Toronto started out good in the first period, but goals by Cam Atkinsen and Pierre-Luc Dubois put the Leafs behind 2-0.

Toronto, however, didn't give up.

At 13:01 of the second period, Toronto's Tyler Ennis scored.

John Tavares tied the game at 17:20.

Leaf's goalie, Fredrik Andersen, had another stellar night in net, stopping 37 shots.

Atkinsen and Dubois had two points last night.

Toronto's Ron Hainsey and Mitch Marner had two assists.

Tavares finished the night with a goal and an assist.

Toronto travels to Carolina to face the Hurricanes tomorrow night.

Preview: Blue Jackets Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Honestly, I feel the Toronto Maple Leafs ought of played better against the Anaheim Ducks, a mediocre team, on Friday.

A 2-1 overtime win wasn't good enough.

The Leafs had the ability to score more goals.

As for tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, look for a fast paced game.

Columbus is not the Ducks.  The Blue Jackets are by far a better team, however, Toronto has huge advantage in goal differential.

The Leafs are +19 and the Jackets are just +6.

Columbus defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in their last game.  Cam Atkinsen had a hat trick.

Preview: Leafs Verses Ducks

Tonight 10 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ought to win tonight's game if the team plays in a dominate fashion.

The Leafs are far superior over the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks mediocre and have a dismal power play percentage, (14.3).

The Ducks are 8-9-3 overall.

Anaheim lost their last game 5-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Injuries have plagued the Ducks this season.

As for Toronto, the team defeated both the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks.

Injuries:

Anaheim

Cory Perry - Knee,

Patrick Eaves - Upper Body,

Kevin Bieska - Out - Finger, 

Korbinian Holtzer - Injured Reserve, (IR.) - Wrist,

Cam Fowler - Face,

Kevin Roy - IR. - Undisclosed,

Carter Rouney - Upper Body,

Max Comtois - Lower Body.

Toronto

No Changes

Leafs Take A Bite Out Of The Sharks

Kasperi Kapanen, (above), scored two goals in a 5-3 win over the Sharks last night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are two for two on their recent California road trip.

After defeating the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 earlier this week, Toronto defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-3 last night.

Leaf's forward,  Kasperi Kapanen, scored two goals in last night's game.

The first period was a seesaw battle with both team exchanging goals.

The Sharks were ahead 3-2 after the first period.

The next two periods was all Leafs.

Toronto scored two goals in the second period and scored a goal in the third period.

Toronto's net minder, Frederik Andersen, stopped 42 shots.

San Jose out shot the Leafs last night 45-34.

Toronto's Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists last night.

San Jose's Erik Karlsson had two assists.

Toronto is gunning for the California sweep tonight against the Anaheim Ducks.

  

Preview: Leafs Verses Sharks

Tonight 10:30 p.m. EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lifetime record of 5-11-3 against the San Jose Sharks, however, both teams are even this season.

The Leafs have the advantage in scoring and goal tending.

The Leafs also have a slight advantage on the power play.

The Leaf's power play percentage is 28.8.  San Jose's is 17.7.

The Sharks, however, are better on defense.

Injuries:

San Jose

Tomas Hertl - Day to Day - Lower Body.

Toronto

Auston Matthews - Shoulder. 

Leafs Bring Down The Golden Knights

Connor Brown, (above), got two points in last night's 3-1 win over Vegas 

Despite the 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, the Toronto Maple Leafs were not that spectacular in last night's game.

In fact, Vegas out shot Toronto 37-21.

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen was probably the hero last night.  He helped his team tremendously by stopping 36 shots.

Leaf's forward, Connor Brown, got two points last night, including, the game's opening goal in the first period.

Nine seconds into the second period, Mitch Marner put the Leafs ahead 2-0.

Vegas's Cody Eakin closed the gap at 2-1 at 11:22.

Thankfully for Toronto, Nazem Kadri scored an empty-netter at 19:25 of the third period.

The Leafs , again, were good on the penalty kill.

Vegas went 0-3 on the man advantage.

Toronto hosts the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Preview: Golden Knights Verses Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m EST.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a huge win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night, (Nov 3).

  

A 5-0 shut out.

The Leafs held Pittsburgh scoreless on the man advantage.  The Pens. went 0-5 on the power play on Saturday.

Tonight, the Leafs power play is  probably going to help the team against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Leafs power play is far better over the Knights.

The problem with the Leafs is that the team has a poor home record, (3-5-0).

The Golden Knights, however, probably is going to improve the Leaf's home record tonight if Toronto plays at a dominant pace.

Vegas is really struggling this season with a 6-7-1 overall record.

That's a far contrast to last season when the Knights shocked the hockey world by going all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals.

The big problem with Vegas is all the injuries the team has.

Injuries:

Vegas

Paul Stastney - Unclosed,

Clayton Stoner - Undisclosed,

Max Pacioretty - Day To Day - Upper Body,

David Clarkson - Injured Reserved - Back,

Mikhail Grabovski - Out - Concussion,

Deryk Engelland - Undisclosed,

Alex Tuch - Lower Body.

Toronto

Auston Matthews - Shoulder,

Travis Dermott - Illness, 

Ron Hainsey - Day To Day - Undisclosed.

Kadri Finally Gets First Goal Of The Season In 4-2 Leaf's Victory

Nazem Kadri (above) scored his first goal of the season last night

Despite a little bit of a scare in the third period last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their two game losing skid, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 4-2.

Toronto went ahead 3-0 with a goal in the first period and two in the second period.

Nazem Kadri scored Toronto's third goal.  This is significant because it was Kadri's first goal of season.

Winnipeg made a comeback in the third period with goals by Nikolaj Ehlers and a power play goal by Mark Schiefele.

Kasperi Kapanen and John Tavares were the other goal scorers for Toronto.

Winnipeg's Blake Wheeler had two assists last night.  His teammate, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 35 shots.

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 38 shots last night.

Toronto continues the home-and-home series on Saturday night.