Marner Gets Five Points In Rollercoaster Leaf's Win

It was a special day at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto yesterday.

It was the Next Generation Game.

It was all about the kids as the youngsters took over the building.

"I think the whole concept is outstanding," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe.  "Its nice to be a part of that."

As for the game, it was a rollercoaster ride for both teams as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 8-6.

The Leafs went ahead 3-0 quickly in the first period with goals by Jason Spezza, William Nylander, and John Tavares.

Carolina battled back late in the period with goals by Brock McGinn and Martin Necas.

In the second period, it was all Hurricanes.

Necas scored his second goal at 15:09.

20 seconds later, Erik Haula scored to put the Canes' ahead 4-3.

Andrei Svachnikov put Carolina up 5-3 at 16:13.

Fortunately for Toronto, the team bounced back in the third period.

Auston Matthews scored at 2:35.

Haula scored his second goal at 5:58.

Mitch Marner scored at 11:01.

53 seconds later, Tyson Barrie tied the game 6-6.

Marner put the Leafs ahead at 12:00.

Marner ended the day with five points.

Mitch Marner had five points in yesterday's game.

Pierre Engvall put the game on ice with an empty-netter at 18:20.

Necas had four points and Haula had three points.

Martin Necas

Leaf's Zach Hyman had two assists.

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 34 shots.

Toronto travels to New Jersey on Friday to face the Devils.

Matthews, Hyman Scores Two And Hutchinson Records His First Win

Finally, Toronto Maple Leaf's backup goalie, Michael Hutchinson, got his first win of the season last night.

Hutchinson made 29 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Michael Hutchinson gets his first win.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Zach Hyman opened the scoring at 17:10 of the second period.

Auston Matthews put the Leaf's ahead 2-0 at 2:18 of the third period on a power play.

"I think our special teams have really sort of given us confidence," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

Keefe also credited the team's depth for their recent success.

Hyman scored his second goal of the game at 8:51.

Matthews put his team up 4-0 at 13:39.

Both Matthews and Hyman had a three point night.

(Above), Zach Hyman, (below), Auston Matthews.

Unfortunately, Hutchinson was robbed of a shut out when Tyler Bertuzzi scored at 18:16.

Toronto's Mitch Marner had two assists.

Toronto plays an afternoon game tomorrow against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. 

Nylander, Marner Scores Two In Win Over Rangers

It is good times in Leaf Nation now days as the Toronto Maple Leafs won, yet, again.

Last night, the Leafs defeated the New York Rangers at Madison Square Gardens 6-3 with three unanswered goals in the third period.

Pierre Engvall got things going with a goal at 4:38 of the first period.

William Nylander put Toronto ahead 2-0 at 11:52.

The Rangers, however, rallied back before the period was over.

Brady Skjei scored at 14:04.

Ryan Strome tied the game 2-2 at 17:51.

Mitch Marner put the Leafs ahead again with a power play goal at 2:50 of the second period.

Paval Buchnevich tied the game at 5:57.

Buchnevich had a two point night.

Nylander, Marner and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto in the third period.

 William Nylander

Mitch Marner

Nylander had three points.

Toronto's Austin had two assists.

Ranger's goalie, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 34 shots. 

Preview: Red Wings Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

On November 27, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-0.

Michael Hutchinson is in goal for the Leafs tonight and hoping to get his first win of the season.

Hutchinson is 0-5-1 this season.

As for the Wings, they'll have Jonathan Bernier in net tonight.

Detroit has lost two straight games.

Injuries:

Detroit 

Johan Franzen - Concussion - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Danny DeKeyser - Lower Body - IR.,

Jimmy Howard - Mid-Body - IR.,

Jonathan Ericsson - Nose - IR.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Leg - IR. 

Preview: Leafs Versus Rangers

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY.

The New York Rangers are 3-4-1 this month.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won four out of their last five games and are 8-4-0 in their last 12.

Toronto's Auston Matthews scored his 20th goal on Tuesday night in a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Matthew's teammate, Mitch Marner, is on a five game point streak.

New York's Mika Zibanejad is on a three game point streak.

Injuries:

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Leg - IR.

New York Rangers

Libor Hajek - Sprained Knee - Day-to-day.

Matthews Scores His 20th Goal Of the Season In Win Over Sabres

It was a huge night for Toronto Maple Leaf's Auston Matthews.

Matthews scored two goals last night, including his 20th of the season in a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Auston Matthews scores two in Leaf's win.

"I really liked our start to the game," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

Frederik Gauthier put the Leafs ahead 1-0 at 2:30 of the first period.

Matthews scored back-to-back goals at 4:47 and 17:39 of the second period.

Keefe said at the post game press conference that he wasn't too pleased with the way his team played in the second period.

"I didn't like a lot of our game in the second period," said Keefe.

Buffalo got on the scoreboard just 1:29 into the third period with a goal by Rasmus Dahlin.

Dmytro Timashov put the Leafs up by three goals again at 4:58.

Jack Eichel scored 6:30.

Kyle Okposo made it a 4-3 game at 14:41.

Fortunately for Toronto, Ilya Mikheyev scored a short handed, empty net goal at 17:26.

Buffalo's Victor Olofsson had two assists.

Toronto's Tyson Barrie also had two assists last night.

Toronto is off for two days before the team heads to New York to face the Rangers on Friday night. 

Preview: Sabres Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished their recent road trip 3-1-0 and are 7-4-0 in their last 11 games.

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-1-4 in their last 10 games.

When the two teams met on November 30, Toronto won in overtime 2-1.

Injuries:

Buffalo

Matt Hunwick - Neck - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Vladmir Sobotka - Knee -IR.,

Tage Thompson - Upper Body - IR.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Leg - IR.

Andersen Becomes The Fastest European Goalie To Reach 200 Wins

Last night's 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers was a special victory for Toronto Maple Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen.

It was Andersen's 200th career win.

Also, Andersen becomes the fastest European goalie to reach the 200 win plateau.

"A great little accomplishment for him, (Andersen)," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe at the
postgame conference.

Andersen stopped 36 shots last night.

Frederik Andersen recorded his 200th career win.

Alexander Kerfoot opened the scoring at 4:38 of the first period.

Ilya Mikheyev scored Toronto's second goal at 5:27 of the second period.

Edmonton got back into the game when Alex Chiasson scored a power play goal at 6:08 of the third period.

Fortunately for Toronto, Frederik Gauthier scored at 13:49 to put the Leafs ahead 3-1.

Mitch Marner added an empty netter at 18:39.

Kerfoot had a two point night.

Kerfoot's teammate, Pierre Engvall had two assists.

Toronto has two days off before hosting the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Oilers

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Rogers Place, Edmonton, ALB.

The Edmonton Oilers started the season on a winning note.

Lately, though, the Oilers have cooled off a little.

Edmonton has lost three straight games.

Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have 20 goals this season.

As for the Toronto Maple Leafs, they're 2-1 on their recent road trip.

The Leaf's Mitch Marner has six points in five games.

Leaf's Captain, John Tavares, has five points in five games.

Injuries:

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Lag - IR.

Edmonton

Ryan Mantha - Left Eye - IR.,

Brandon Manning -  Hand - Day-to-day,

Matt Benning - Head - IR. 

Johnny Hockey Scores Two Goals As Flames Down Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs started out okay last night, but ended up losing to the Calgary Flames 4-2.

Toronto's Captain, John Tavares, opened the scoring at 8:24 of the first period.

Travis Harmonic tied the game at 16:23.

The Leafs went ahead again at 14:06 of the second period with a goal by Mitch Marner.

Just 19 seconds into the third period, Johnny Gaudreau tied the game.

Johnny Gaudreau scored two goals last night.

Micheal Frolik put Calgary ahead 3-2 with a goal at 1:59.

Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game at 2:49.

Tavares and Marner had two points last night.

Calgary's Sean Monahan had two assists.

Flame's goalie, David Rittich stopped 32 shots last night.

Toronto is headed to Edmonton to face the Oilers tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Flames

Tonight 9 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, ALB.

The Calgary Flames have won six straight and are 7-0-1 in their last eight games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 6-3-0 in their last 10 games.

Leaf's John Tavares scored two goals in a 4-1 over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

Tavares's teammate, Mitch Marner, has four assists in two games.

Injuries:

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Leg - IR.

Calgary

Juuso Valimaki - Torn Right ACL. - IR.,

Austin Czarnik - Lower Body - IR.,

Sam Bennett - Upper Body - IR.,

Matthew Tkachuk - Upper Body - Day-to-day.

Note: Tkachuk is in the lineup tonight.

Tavares Scores Two Against Vancouver

John Tavares scored two goals in Leaf's win.

The Toronto Maple Leaf's big guns are starting to click.

The Leafs are 6-3-1 since Sheldon Keefe has taken over coaching duties.

Toronto defeated the Vancouver Canucks last night 4-1.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Auston Matthews put the Leafs ahead 1-0 1:45 into the second period

It was Matthew's 19th goal of the season.

John Tavares made it a 2-0 Toronto with 20 seconds to go in the period.

Josh Leivo got Vancouver back into the game at 11:14 of the third period.

Fortunately for the Leafs, Tavares scored again at 14:58.

Tavares had a three point night.

Zach Hyman put a cap on the game with an empty net goal at 18:16.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, ought to get some credit.

Andersen prevented Vancouver from scoring by stopping 38 shots.

Toronto's Mitch Marner and Justin Holl both had two assists last night.

Toronto is in Calgary tomorrow night to play the Flames.  

Preview: Leafs Versus Canucks

Tonight 10 p.m. EST.

Rogers Arena, Vancouver, B.C.

The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped their two game losing streak on Saturday night, defeating the St. Louis Blues 5-2.

Both Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman scored two goals in that game.

Vancouver Canuck's Antoine Roussel has scored three goals in three games.

Injuries:

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Leg - IR.

Vancouver

Tyler Motte - Upper Body - IR.,

Brandon Sutter - Strained Groin - IR.,

Alexander Edler - Upper Body - IR.,

Tyler Graovac - Lower Body - IR.

Matthews, Hyman Scores Two Goals In Leafs Win

Toronto Maple Leaf's Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman had the scoring touch last night.

Both players had two goals in a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Auston Matthews

Zach Hyman

Hyman scored just 2:50 into the game.

Ivan Barbashev tied the game at 4:35.

Auston Matthews put the Leafs ahead again with a goal at 6:51.

Then, Hyman scored a short handed goal at 9:12.

Jason Spezza made it 4-1 Leafs with a power play goal at 12:57.

Matthews scored a power play goal at 9:29 of the second period.

"We were really good on special teams," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

David Perron scored St. Louis's second goal at 2:02 of the third period.

Toronto's Mitch Marner had two assists last night.

The Leafs are off for two days before heading off to Vancouver to take on the Canucks on Tuesday night.

Grubauer stones Leafs

There is no question that Colorado Avalanche's goalie, Phiipp Grubauer stoned the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Grubauer stopped 38 shots in a 3-1 Avalanche win.

Philipp Grubauer doing his magic.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Nathan McKinnon scored on the power play at 10:52 of the second period.

Zach Hyman tied the game at 12:42.

Valeri Nichuskin put the Avs. ahead again with a short handed goal at 6:40 of the third period.

With the extra attacker, the Leafs frantically tried to tie the game.

Grubauer, however, put a wall in front off him.

Joonas Donskoi sealed the deal for the Avalanche with an empty netter at 18:41.

Despite the loss, Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe, was pleased with his team's performance.

"I thought we stayed in the game all the way through," said Keefe.

McKinnon had a two point night.

Toronto is off for two days before heading top St. Louis on Saturday to take on the Blues.

Leafs Suffer Terrible Loss

The Toronto Maple Leafs completely fell apart last night in the third period as the Philadelphia Flyers won 6-1.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Scott Laughton scored for the Flyers at 8:49 of the second period.

Travis Dermott tied the game at 8:38 of the third period and it ended up being Toronto's lone goal of the game.

At 10:00 Claude Giroux put Philadelphia ahead again.

Then, Travis Konecny made it 3-1 Philadelphia at 16:32.

Joel Farabee scored an empty netter at 17:54.

Then, Shayne Gostisbehere and James Van Riemsdyk scored.

Flyer's Philippe Myers had three assists last night.

 Philippe Myers Had three assists in a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs.

Preview: Avalanche Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The really good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs is Mitch Marner is back in the line up tonight.

Marner missed 11 games with an ankle injury.

Also, it was just confirmed that Frederik Andersen is in net for the Leafs tonight.

As for the Colorado Avalanche, the team has won eight of their last 11 games.

The last time the two teams met on November 2, Toronto won 5-3.

Injuries:

Colorado

Colin Wilson - Lower Body- Injured reserve, (IR.),

Gabriel Landeskog - Lower Body - IR.,

Erik Johnson - Lower Body - IR.,

Andre Burakovsky - Upper Body - Day-to-day,

Vladislav Kamenev - Illness - Day-to-day.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.

Preview: Leafs Versus Flyers

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PENN.

The last time the two teams met on November 2, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in an 11 round shoot out.

There's a possibility that the same thing is going to happen tonight.

Why?

It is because both teams are hot, especially the Flyers.

Philadelphia is 15-7-5 this season and was 10-2-4 in November.

The Flyers are currently on a four game winning streak.

As for Toronto, the team has won four out of their five games.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.

Philadelphia

Nolan Patrick - Migraine - IR.,

Samuel Morin - Torn ACL. - IR. 

Tavares Scores Winner In O.T.

I have to admit.

I wasn't too pleased on the way the Toronto Maple Leafs played against the Buffalo Sabres last night.

I mean, it is the Sabres.

Going into last night's game, the Sabres were 3-8-3 in their last 14 games.

The Leafs ought of outplayed Buffalo.

You have to give credit to Sabre's goalie, Carter Hutton, though.

He stopped an astonishing 41 shots last night.

Anyway, the Leafs did get the job done, winning 2-1 in overtime.

"We found a way to get the two points," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe.

There was absolutely no scoring in the first period.

William Nylander scored a power play goal at 5:30 of the second period to put the Leafs ahead 1-0.

Rasmus Ristalainen tied the game at 6:58 of the third period.

1:45 into overtime, Leaf's captain, John Tavares, scored the winner.

Tavares had two points last night.

John Tavares

Toronto has a two day rest before heading to Philadelphia on Tuesday to take on the Flyers.

Eichel Ends Leaf's Win Streak

The three-game winning streak ended yesterday for the Toronto Maple Leafs as the team was defeated 6-4 by the Buffalo Sabres.

The Leafs went ahead 2-0 with goals by team captain, John Tavares in both the first and second periods.

The Sabres, however, scored four unanswered goals in the second period to go ahead 4-2.

"We were really sloppy with the puck," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.  "We didn't have the same level of play."

Sabre's captain. Jack Eichel, scored two goals in the game, including an empty-netter in the third period.

Eichel had three points yesterday.

Jack Eichel.

Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt, Victor Olofsson, and Jimmy Vesey all scored for Buffalo.

Dmytro Timashov and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Leafs.

Kapanen had two points.

Toronto's goalie, Michael Hutchinson, stopped 30 shots.

Buffalo's Marco Scandella had two assists.

Preview: Sabres Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs want redemption tonight after losing 6-4 to the Buffalo Sabres yesterday.

Before yesterday's loss, the Leafs were on a three-game winning streak.

The Sabres are 3-8-3 in their last 14 games and are 1-35 on the power play.

Sabre's Sam Reinhart has a single goal in nine games.

Injuries:

Buffalo

Matt Hunwick - Neck - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Vladmir Sobotka - Knee - IR.,

Kyle Okposo - Concussion - IR.,

Tage Thompson - Upper Body - IR.,

Evan Rodrigues - Undisclosed - Day-to-day,

Rasmus Dahlin - Concussion - IR.

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - IR.,

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.

Johnsson Scores Two In 6-0 Leaf's Romp Over Wings

The Toronto Maple Leafs had no problem with the Detroit Red Wings last night as the team won 6-0.

It wasn't a good night for Detroit.

Goalie, Jim Howard removed himself from the game at 9:48 of the first period with an injury.

A really ill Jonathan Bernier had to take Howard's place in goal.

The Leafs got out of the gate quickly as Travis Dermott scored 1:04 into the game.

Just 1:20 later, Tyson Barrie scored.

"I really liked how we started in the game," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe at the post game press conference.

At 9:48 of the first period, Leaf's captain, John Tavares, scored.

Just 1:03 into the second period, William Nylander scored.

Andreas Johansson scored back to back goals at 3:34 and 7:07.

Andreas Johansson scored back to back goals in the second period.

There was no scoring in the third period.

Johnsson had a three point night.

Morgan Rielly and Ilya Mikheyev had two assists.

Toronto takes on the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow.

Preview: Leafs Versus Red Wings

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MICH.

The Toronto Maple Leafs go for their third win in a row tonight.

The Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on October 12.

Detroit has the worst record in the NHL and is on a six game losing streak.

Detroit also has lowest-scoring offence.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.

Detroit

Johan Franzen - Concussion - IR.,

Danny DeKeyser - Lower Body - IR.,

Trevor Daley - Lower Body - IR.,

Justin Abdelkader - Mid-Body - IR.,

Mike Green - Upper Body - IR.,

Adam Erne - Hand - Day-to-day,

Anthony Mantha - Undisclosed - Day-to-day.

Leafs Win Second Straight Under New Bench Boss.

It was a nail biter, but the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-3, giving the team their second straight win.

"Wins in general are important," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

"I like that we persevered,"

Just 31 seconds into the game, Nathan McKinnon scored to put the Avalanche ahead 1-0.

Toronto didn't give up, though.

Nicholas Shore tied the game at 9:49 of the first period.

Toronto went ahead 2-1 when Auston Matthews scored his 16th goal of the season at 10:56.

Tyson Barrie scored his second goal of the year at 13:22.

Kasperi Kapanen scored on a break away at 17:36 to put the Leafs ahead 4-1.

It seemed as if the Leafs had the game under control.

Colorado, however, played hard in the second and third periods.

The Leafs seemed to lose their spark.

"We just looked like a tired team," said Keefe.

Andre Burakosky scored on the power play at 10:21 of the second period.

Valeri Nichuskin closed the gap to 4-3 at 6:54 of the third period.

Thankfully, Zach Hyman scored an empty-netter for Toronto with just a second to go in the game.

Matthews and Barrie had two points.

Tyson Barrie

Auston Matthews

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen, was crucial to his team last night, stopping the Avs. from tying the game, especially, with the extra attacker.

Andersen stopped 34 shots last night.

Colorado's Nazem Kadri had two assists.

The Leafs are off for three nights.

Toronto is in Detroit on Wednesday night to take on the Red Wings. 

Barrie Finally Scores First Goal, Keefe Gets His First NHL Win

The losing skid is over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 last night, giving new head coach, Sheldon Keefe his first National Hockey League win.

"The guys went out and played with confidence," said Keefe after the game.

(Center) Sheldon Keefe.

There was two more firsts surrounding this game.

Tyson Barrie finally scored his first goal as a Leaf at 19:14 of the first period.

Then, at 16:49 of the second period, Pierre Engvall scored his first ever NHL goal short handedly.

Tyson Barrie scored his first goal as a Leaf.

Pierre Envall scores his first NHL goal.

48 seconds into the third period, Auston Matthews put the Leafs ahead 3-0 with his 15th goal of the season.

Unfortunately, Toronto didn't get the shut out as Vinnie Hinostroza scored with the extra attacker at 19:43.

Toronto's Ilya Mikheyev had two assists.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 30 shots.

Coyote's goalie, Darcy Kuemper, also stopped 30 shots last night.

Toronto is in Colorado tomorrow night to take on the Avalanche.

Preview: Leafs Versus Coyotes

Tonight 9 p.m. EST.

Gila River Arena, Glendale, ARZ.

Tonight, Sheldon Keefe makes his debut as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tonight's game is third of a six-game road trip for the Leafs.

The Arizona Coyotes have won four of their last five games.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Alex Kerfoot - Dental Fractures - Day-to-day.

Arizona

Marian Hossa - Skin Infection - IR.,

Niklas Hjolmarsson - Fractured Fibula - IR.,

Michael Grabner - Undisclosed - Day-to-day.

Leafs Lose Sixth Straight And Fire Babcock

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost another game last night.

The Leafs lost 4-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights.

This was the team's sixth straight loss.

As a result, the Leafs fired head coach, Mike Babcock today.

As for the game, there was no scoring in the first period.

Cody Glass put Vegas ahead 1-0 at 8:07 of the second period with a power play goal.

Glass finished the night with two points.

Jason Spezza tied the game at 7:26 of the third period.

Vegas went ahead again when Tomas Nosek scored at 8:08.

Mark Stone scored on the power play at 10:22.

Zach Hyman closed the gap to 3-2  with a power play goal at 12:47.

Cody Eakin added an empty-netter at 19:39.

Max Pacioretty had two assists.

Max Pacioretty had two assists last night.

Vegas's goalie, Marc-Andre Fleury, stopped 31 shots.

Spezza had two points.

Toronto's goalie, Frederik Andersen, stopped 33 shots last night.

Toronto is in Arizona tomorrow night to face the Coyotes.   

Preview: Leafs Versus Golden Knights

Tonight 10 p.m. EST.

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NEV.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are desperate to end to losing skid tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The last time the two teams met on November 2, Toronto won 2-1 in overtime.

It was also the last time Toronto won a game.

Since then, the Leafs went 0-4-1 in their last five games.

The Golden Knights were also on a five game losing streak, but ended it on Sunday by defeating the Calgary Flames 6-0.

Vegas's William Karlsson is hot with seven points in three games.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Alex Kerfoot - Dental Fractures - Day-to-day.

Vegas

No Injuries.

No Excuses For Leaf's Poor Performance

Mike Babcock was not pleased with his team's performance.

Toronto Maple Leaf's head coach, Mike Babcock, made no excuses for his team's poor performance in last night's 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

"There's no reason for us to look the way we did last night," said Babcock at the post game press conference.

"They, (the Penguins), were way better than us," he said.

Pittsburgh's Dominic Kuhun scored two goals.

Kuhun finished the night with three points.

Dominic Kuhun had a three point night, (two goals, an assist).

Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Jared McCann, and Brian Rust also scored for Pittsburgh.

Rust also had a three point night.

Jason Spezza scored the lone goal for the Leaf's.

Penguin's goalie, Tristian Jarry stopped 32 shots.

Toronto's goalie, Kasimir Kaskisuo also stopped 32 shots.

Toronto doesn't play until Tuesday night, where the Leafs head to Vegas to face the Golden Knights.

Leafs Extend Losing Streak

When is the misery going to end.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost again last night to the Boston Bruins 4-2.

Leaf's head coach, Mike Babcock spoke to the media after the game and was quite positive about his team's performance.

"I thought it was a good hockey game," said Babcock at the post game press conference.

To Leafs fans, nothing was positive about last night's loss.

It was the Leaf's fourth straight loss.

Charlie Coyle scored the lone goal in the first period.

Auston Matthews tied the game 1-1 at 9:20 of the second period.

11 seconds into the third period, Brad Marchand scored to put the Bruins ahead 2-1.

Kasperi Kapanen tied the game at 3:54.

Unfortunately for Toronto, Marchand scored again at 5:08.

Brad Marchand had a two goal night.

Zdeno Chara added an empty netter at 18:27.

Coyle had a two point night.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen stopped 30 shots.

The Leafs face the Penguins in Pittsburgh tonight.

Toronto has a really tough task tonight.

Preview: Leafs Versus Penguins

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PENN.

The losing streak continues for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Leafs lost 4-2 to the Boston Bruins last night, extending the streak to four games.

As for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team is 4-2-2 in their last eight games.

Kasimir Kasksuo is scheduled to make his NHL debut in net tonight for the Leafs.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Trevor Moore - Shoulder - Day-to-day,

Alex Kerfoot - Dental Fractures - Day-to-day.

Pittsburgh

Justin Almeida - Shoulder - IR.,

Patric Hornqvist - Lower Body - IR.,

Kris Letang - Lower Body - Day-to-day,

Sidney Crosby - Core Muscle - IR.,

Nick Bjugstad - Undisclosed - Day-to-day.

Preview: Bruins Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to end their three game losing streak tonight when the team faces the Boston Bruins.

The two teams have met twice this season.

The season series is tied 1-1.

Boston has quite a few injuries.

Also, Bruins goalie, Tuukka Rask, has lost his last three games.

That possibly is an advantage for the Leafs tonight.

Injuries:

Boston 

Kevan Miller - Knee - Injured reserve, (IR.),

John Moore - Shoulder - IR.,

Anton Bildh - Torn Shoulder Ligament - IR.,

Karson Kulhman - Hairline Tiba Fracture - IR.,

David Backes - Upper Body - IR.,

Jake DeBrusk - Lower Body - IR.,

Brett Ritchie - Upper Body - Day-to-day,

Torey Krug - Upper Body - Day-to-day,

Zach Senyshyn - Lower Body - IR.

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - IR.,

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.,

Alex Kerfoot - Dental Fracture - Day-to-day.

Leafs Lose Third Straight

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a fairly good performance last night, however, it wasn't good enough as the New York Islanders won 5-4.

"The third period, we weren't as good as we need to be," said Leaf's head coach, Mike Babcock, at the post game press conference.

The Leafs started out good in the first period, though.

"I thought we had an outstanding start," said Babcock.

Unfortunately, the Islanders went ahead 2-0 in the first period with goals by Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier.

The Leafs tied the game in the second period with goals by Kasperi Kapanen and William Nylander.

Beauvillier scored again at 16:43 of the second, putting New York ahead again 3-2.

Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals last night in 5-4 Islanders win over Toronto.

Derick Brassard made it a 4-2 game at 8:07 of the third period.

Casey Citizkas added an empty netter at 17:32.

Toronto, however, weren't quite done scoring.

Justin Holl scored at 18:13 and John Tavares scored at 19:22.

Tavares finished the night with two points.

Brassard had a three point night.

Toronto hosts the Boston Bruins tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Islanders

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing their first game since Sunday.

Toronto lost 5-4 to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Both teams are second in their division.

The New York Islanders are a defensive minded team.

The Islanders are also on a 12-game point streak.

New York is 11-0-1 in their 12 games.

Injuries:

Toronto

Mason Marchment - Undisclosed - Injured reserve, (IR.),

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Mitch Marner - Right Ankle - IR.

New York Islanders

Andrew Ladd - Torn ACL. - IR.,

Tom Kuhnhackl - Leg - IR.,

Matt Martin - Leg - IR.

Kane Does The Damage In Leaf's Loss

It is safe to say the Chicago Blackhawk's sniper Patrick Kane destroyed the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

"We didn't start very good obviously, " said head Leaf's coach, Mike Babcock after the game.

"The first 10 minutes weren't good enough."

5:18 into the first period, Kane scored to put Chicago ahead 1-0.

Kirby Dach made it a 2-0 game at 12:00.

10 seconds later, Kane scored a again.

Kane had three points last night.

Patrick Kane had a three point night against the Leafs.

William Nylander put the Leafs on the scoreboard at 16:29.

Unfortunately for Toronto, Jonathan Toews scored Chicago fourth goal at 17:28.

There was no scoring in the second period.

2:27 into the third period Nylander scored again.

John Tavares made it a 4-3 game at 12:41.

Brandon Saad put the Blackhawks up by two goals again at 16:26.

Andreas Johnson added a goal at 19:18, but it wasn't' enough as Chicago walked away with the 5-4 victory.

Chicago's Alex DeBrincat had three assists.

Blackhawk's goalie, Robin Lehner, was busy, stopping 53 shots.

Auston Matthews had four assists.

Auston Matthews had four assists.

Toronto is off for two days before heading to New York to face the Islanders on Wednesday night.