Preview: Canucks Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to win their third straight game tonight.

Toronto defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on December 10.

Vancouver is 4-2-1 in their past seven games.

Injuries:

Vancouver

Micheal Ferland - Upper Body - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Josh Leivo - Fractured Kneecap - IR.,

Brook Boeser - Rib Cartilage Fracture - IR.,

Jacob Markstrom - Lower Body - Day-to-day.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Andreas Johnsson - Knee - IR.,

Jake Muzzin - Fractured Hand - Day-to-day.

Leafs Battle Back To Go Ahead Four Points In The Standings

Despite losing to the Florida Panthers 3-1 in the beginning of the first period last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back to win 5-3.

This is a huge win for the Leafs as Toronto is now four points ahead of Florida in the standings.

"We just responded well throughout the game," said Leafs head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

Mark Pysyk put the Panthers ahead 1-0 2:23 into the first period.

A little over a minute later, Zach Hyman tied the game.

Mike Hoffman scored at 7:25 and Noel Acciari scored at 12:36.

It didn't look good for the Leafs.

Toronto, however, battled back near the end of the period.

Kasperi Kapanen scored at 17:43.

Then, Auston Matthews tied the game 3-3 at 18:58.

There was no scoring in the second period, although, the Leafs did have their chances.

William Nylander scored the winning goal for Toronto 9:00 into the third period.

William Nylander scored the winner for the Leafs.

Justin Holl scored a empty netter at 19:39 with a long shot from Florida's offensive zone.

Matthews, Hyman, and Holl all had two points.

Florida's Keith Yandle had two assists last night.

Toronto hosts the Vancouver Canucks tomorrow night.

 

Preview: Leafs Versus Panthers

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

BB&T Center, Sunrise, FLA.

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a heartbreaking 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on February 3.

Florida went 3-2-0 on their recent road trip.

Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau has nine points in his past seven games and leads the team with 77 points.

Toronto's Auston Matthews has 74 points this season.

Panther's goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky is 23-18-5 this season.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, is 26-13-6 this season.

Injuries:

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johnsson - Knee - IR.,

Jake Muzzin - Fractured Hand - Day-to-day.

Florida

Chris Driedger - Lower Body - IR.,

Brian Boyle - Upper Body -IR.,

Dryden Hunt - Lower Body - IR.

Tavares Scores Two As Toronto Edges Lightning

Just when you think that the Toronto Maple Leafs won't do it, the team does.

The Leafs managed to edge the Tampa Bay Lightning last night 4-3.

 Nikita Kucherov scored the game's first goal at 9:46 of the opening period.

Jake Muzzin tied the game at 12:48.

Leaf's Captain, John Tavares, scored on the power play at 16:42 to put the Leafs ahead 2-1.

John Tavares scored two goals last night.

Pat Maroon tied the game at 11:54 of the second period.

Tavares scored his second goal of the night at 12:25 to put the Leafs ahead 3-2.

William Nylander made it a 4-2 game at 14:21.

"That's a big time goal," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe, after the game.

Yahni Gourde scored Tampa's third goal at 7:27 of the third period.

Toronto's Tyson Barrie had two assists.

Lightning's Kevin Shattenkirk also had two assists last night.

Toronto plays the Florida Panthers tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Lightning

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Amalle Arena, Tampa, FLA.

When the Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10, Tampa won 7-3.

The Leafs are 4-6-1 in their last 11 games.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen is struggling.  He is 1-4-0 in his last six games.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johnsson - Knee - IR.

Tampa Bay

Jan Rutta - Lower Body - IR.,

Ryan McDonagh - Lower Body - IR.,

Cedric Paquette - Undisclosed - Day-to-day. 

Preview: Hurricanes Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

On December 23, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 8-6.

Jack Campbell is scheduled to play in net for the Leafs tonight.

Hurricane's Sebastian Aho is on an 11-game point streak.

Aho's teammate, Andrei Svechnikov, is on a nine-game point streak.

Injuries:

Carolina

Dougie Hamilton - Fractured Fibula - Injured reserve, IR.,

Jordan Martinook - Upper Body - Day-to-day.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johnsson - Knee - IR.

Leafs Blank Crosby And Pens.

Pittsburgh Penguin's Captain, Sidney Crosby, caused havoc on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, recording four points.

Last night, Crosby was pointless as the Leafs defeated the Pens. 4-0.

In the post game press conference, Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe, said his team showed character and pride.

Keefe is absolutely right.

The Leafs had total control of the game both offensively and defensively.

Leaf's defenceman, Jake Muzzin was the best player on the ice last night.

Muzzin scored the first goal of the game at 7:45 of the second period.

Muzzin also had two assists too.

Muzzin also played good on defence.

Jake Muzzin

William Nylander scored at 10:01.

Kasperi Kapanen put the Leafs up 3-0 on a break away at 13:04.

Zach Hyman scored 3:56 into the third period.

John Tavares had two points last night.

Leaf's goalie, Frederik Andersen, was back to his normal self.

"He, (Andersen), was excellent," said Keefe.

Toronto hosts the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow night.

Preview: Penguins Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to bounce back from that terrible 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

Penguin's Captain, Sidney Crosby, had four points in that game.

The Penguins are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games.

The Leafs are 6-5-1 in their past 12 games.

Injuries:

Pittsburgh

Justin Almeida - Shoulder - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Nick Bjugstad - Core Muscle - IR.,

Brian Dumoulin - Lacerated Ankle Tendons - IR.,

Jake Guentzel - Shoulder - IR.,

John Marino - Fractured Cheekbone - IR.,

Zach Aston-Reese - Lower Body - Day-to-day,

Evgeni Malkin - Illness - Day-to-day.

Toronto 

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johnsson - Knee - IR.

Crosby Hurts Leafs With A Four Point Night

The look on Toronto Maple Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe's face said it all at last night's post game press conference.

The Pittsburgh Penguins made mince meat out of the Leafs last night, winning 5-2.

"We got a lot of work to do," said Keefe.

You've got that right Sheldon.

The Leafs were completely flat.

Bryan Rust scored a power play goal at 11:41.

The Penguins went up 2-0 when Anthony Angello scored at 17:03.

Things got worse for Toronto in the second period.

Jason Zucker scored on the man advantage at 2:52.

Sidney Crosby put the Pens. up 4-0 at 7:11 on a power play.

Crosby had a four point night.

Sidney Crosby had a four point night.

Teddy Blueger scored at 12:35.

Auston Matthews finally put Toronto on the scoreboard at 16:35.

Kyle Clifford scored the Leaf's second goal at 18:01.

There was no scoring in the third period.

Rust had three points.

Pittsburgh's goalie, Tristan Jarry stopped 34 shots.

Toronto hosts the Penguins tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Penguins

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

PGG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PENN.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-0-1 in their past four games.

Pittsburgh is also on the verge of winning the President's Trophy this year.

That's not good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs who are struggling to make the postseason.

There's a good chance that Pittsburgh is going to win in a blow out tonight.

Toronto is 3-4-1 in their past eight games.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Knee - IR.

Pittsburgh

Justin Almedio - Shoulder - IR.,

Nick Bjugstad - Core Muscle - IR.,

Brian Dumoulin - Lacerated Ankle Tendons - IR.,

Jake Guentzel - Shoulder - IR.,

Dominik Kahun - Concussion - Day-to-day,

John Marino - Fractured Cheekbone - Day-to-day,

Zach Aston-Reese - Lower-Body - Day-to-day.

Remembering Tony Fernandez

Two days ago, it was announced that Toronto Blue Jay's legendary shortstop, Tony Fernandez had passed away of kidney disease at 57.

For longtime Blue Jays fans such as me were sadden to hear the terrible news, even though, he was ill  for weeks.

You see, Tony was a childhood hero of mine.

I loved the way he whipped the ball to first base with his famous side arm throw, barely making an error.

It is no surprise that the five-time All-Star won four Gold Glove awards in his 17 year career. 

Octavio Antonio Fernandez Castro was born on June 30, 1962 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

Besides the Blue Jays, Tony played for several Major League teams, including the San Diego Padres and New York Mets.

Tony retired in 2001 after a year with the Milwaukee Brewers.

He finished his career with a .288 batting average, 2276 hits, 94 home runs, 844 RBIs, 414 doubles, 92 triples and 246 stolen bases.

Tony holds the Blue Jay's franchise record for triples.

Tony won a World Series title with the Jays in 1993.

R.I.P. Tony.

You'll be sadly missed.

Soupy Helps Leafs Defeat The Sens.

Getting goalie, Jack, (Soupy), Campbell from the Los Angeles kings was a really good move on the Toronto Maple Leaf's part.

Soupy made some good spectacular saves last night in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Jack, (Soupy), Campbell is what the Leafs needed in a backup goaltender.

Auston Matthews opened the scored the opening goal at 4:11 of the first period.

Toronto went up 3-0 in the second period with goals by Jake Muzzin and William Nylander.

Ottawa got on the scoreboard at 16:33 of the second period with a goal by Connor Brown.

Cody Golorbef made it a 3-2 game at 9:44 of the third period.

Mitch Marner secured the win for the Leafs with an empty netter at 18:46.

Matthews had two points last night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Sabres

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.

Frederik Andersen is scheduled to play goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

The Leafs have defeated the Buffalo Sabres two times this season.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Mogan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Knee - Day-to-day.

Buffalo

Matt Hunwick - Neck - IR.,

Vladmir Sobotka - Knee - IR.,

Tage Thompson - Shoulder - IR.,

Linus Ullmark - Lower Body - IR.,

Carter Hutton - Undisclosed - Day-to-day,

Michael Frolik - Illness - Day-to-day.

Preview; Leafs Versus Senators

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, ONT.

Jack Campbell is in net for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

Toronto is 2-3-1 in their past six games.

As for the Ottawa Senators, the team just ended a six-game losing skid recently.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.,

Andreas Johansson - Knee - Day-to-day.

Ottawa

Marian Gaborik - Back - IR.,

Ryan Callahan - Back _IR.,

Clarke MacArthur - Concussion - IR.,

Anders Nilsson - Concussion - IR.,

Mark Borowiecki - Ankle - Day-to-day. 

Preview: Stars Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

It has been confirmed that Frederik Andersen is in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

Anyway, the last time the Toronto played against the Dallas Stars on January 29, the Leafs won 5-3.

The Stars are going for their third straight win tonight.

The Stars have won four out of their past six games.

Toronto is 2-2-1 in their past five games.

Injuries:

Dallas

Martin Hanzal - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Justin Dowling Lower Body - IR.,

Joe Pavelski - Upper Body - Day-to-day.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Frederik Andersen - Neck - IR.,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - IR.

Kapanen Scores In O.T. After Coyote's Goal Was Disallowed

It was strange overtime period last night.

The Arizona Coyotes thought they've won the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Unfortunately for Arizona, their overtime goal was disallowed for goaltender interference after video review.

Two face offs later, Toronto's Kasperi Kapanen scored on a break away to give his team the 3-2 win.

Arizona went ahead 1-0 1:04 into the first period with a goal by Christian Dvorak.

Zach Hyman tied the game at 19:13.

Zach Hyman scored two in last night's win.

Carl Soderberg put the Coyotes ahead again at 19:13 of the second period.

1:33 into the third period, Hyman tied the game again.

Both goalies were hot in net last night.

Leaf's goalie, Jack Campbell, stopped 35 shots.

Campbell's counterpart, Adin Hill, stopped 38 shots last night.

Toronto's Alex Kerfoot had two assists.

Toronto hosts the Dallas Stars tomorrow night. 

Preview: Coyotes Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Arizona Coyotes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 last night after being down 2-0.

It has been confirmed that Jack Campbell is in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

This is Campbell's third start as a Leaf.

Injuries:

Arizona

Marian Hossa - Skin Infection - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Darcy Kuemper - Lower Body - IR.,

Barret Hayton - Separated Shoulder - IR.,

Jason Demers - Oblique - IR.,

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Lacerations - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Frederik Andersen - Neck - IR.,

Cody Cedi - Ankle - IR.,

William Nylander - Illness - Day-to-day.

 

Kovalchuk Hurts Leafs In O.T.

The first two periods were good for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Both the Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens played a really tight game.

In fact, there was no scoring in the first two periods.

John Tavares opened the scoring just 1:06 into the third period.

Unfortunately, the Leafs didn't get a shot on goal after that.

Mario Scandella tied the game at 17:27.

1:43 into overtime, Montreal's Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner.

Ilya Kovalchuk helped the Canadiens get a 2-1 victory last night by scoring in O.T. 

Toronto has two days off before hosting the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Canadiens

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Bell Centre, Montreal, QUE.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got the win last night against the Anaheim Ducks, but it wasn't a good performance by the team.

Toronto played poorly in the third period.

Toronto has to play better against the Montreal Canadiens tonight.

The last time the two teams met on October 26, 2019, Montreal won 5-2.

Also, Montreal has won six of their past eight games.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Frederik Andersen - Neck - Day-to-day,

Cody Cedi - Ankle - IR.,

William Nylander - Illness - Day-to-day.

Montreal

Joel Teasdale - Torn Right ACL., MCL.,

Jonathan Drouin - Wrist - IR.,

Paul Byron Knee - IR.,

Jordan Weal - Illness - Day-to-day,

Shea Weber - Lower Body - IR.

Matthews Gets Four Points In Ugly Leaf's Win Over Ducks

The Toronto Maple Leafs got the job done, but it wasn't a good win, though.

Toronto defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime last night in a really lack lustre performance.

"I happy to get our two points," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

Keefe, however, also said he was disappointed on how his team played, especially in the third period.

Andreas Johansson put the Leafs up 1-0 at 4:36 of the first period.

Nicolas Deslauriers tied the game six minutes later.

John Tavares scored a power play goal at 3:38 of the second period.

Auston Matthews made it 3-1 Toronto with his 40th goal of the season at 13:18.

Matthews had a four point night.

Auston Matthews had four points last night, including his 40th goal of the season.

Unfortunately, Toronto started to play sloppy near the end of the second.

The sloppy play continued in the third period.

Max Jones scored a short handed goal at 8:34.

Adam Henrique tied the game on the power play at 12:47.

Jason Spezza put Toronto back on top at 16:33.

With the extra attacker, Derek Grant tied the game at 19:02 to force the game to go to overtime.

With just 7 seconds to go in O.T., Tavares scored the winner.

Tavares had three points.

Toronto's Mitch Marner, had three assists.

Anaheim's Cam Fowler had two assists.

Duck's goalie, Ryan Miller, stopped 30 shots last night.

Toronto is in Montreal tonight to play the Canadiens.

  

Preview: Ducks Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

This the first time that the two teams have met this season.

Jack Campbell makes his Toronto Maple Leaf debut tonight against the Anaheim Ducks.

Campbell has a 2.85 goal against average and a .900 save percentage.

Kyle Clifford also is making his Toronto debut tonight.

Clifford has 14 points in 53 games this season.

As for the Ducks, they're 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Injuries:

Anaheim

Ryan Kesler - Hip - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Patrick Eaves - Illness - IR.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Mogan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Frederik Andersen - Neck - Day-to-day,

Cody Ceci - Ankle - Day-to-day.

Buchnevich Gets Three In Ranger's Win

Things started out okay for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, but then, things got bad as the team lost to the New York Rangers 5-3.

John Tavares put the Leafs ahead 1-0 at 7:36 of the first period.

Unfortunately, the Rangers scored three unanswered goals to go ahead 3-1.

Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad, and Chris Krieder were the goal scorers.

Auston Matthews closed the gap to 3-2 at 16:56 of the second period.

Pavel Buchnevich then put the Rangers ahead 4-2 at 17:30.

"The fourth goal was pretty defeating and devastating," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

The goal was devastating.

The Leafs never really recovered after that.

Buchnevich had three points last night.

Pavel Buchnevich had three points in last night's 5-3 win over the Leafs.

Matthews scored again at 16:32 of the third period.

Gregg McKegg scored an empty netter at 19:03.

Tavares had two points.

Leaf's goalie, Michael Hutchinson, stopped 30 shots last night.

Toronto hosts the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow night.

Preview: Leafs Versus Rangers

Tonight 7:30 p.m. EST.

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.

Both teams lost their last game.

With Frederik Andersen nursing a neck injury, Michael Hutchinson is in net for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

The New York Rangers are also having problems with their goaltending.

Henrik Lundquvist is not the goalie he used to be.

Lunquvist has a record of 10-13-3 this season and has a 3.13 goals against average.

This has caused the Rangers to juggle goalies this season.

Injuries:

Toronto

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

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Frederik Andersen - Neck - Day-to-day.

New York Rangers

Chris Kreider - Upper Body - Day-to-day.

Psysk Gets Hat-Trick In Huge Win

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings thanks to the Florida Panthers

The Leafs blew a 3-1 lead in the third period to lose 5-3.

"You don't get the points, that hurts," said Leaf's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

Keefe also added his team lost focus in the third period.

What's worse, Leaf's starting goalie, Frederik Andersen, didn't return for the second period, (see today's "Sports News And Notes" blog).

Florida's Mark Pysyk scored the opening goal at 11:30 of the third period.

Mark Pysyk gets a hat-trick last night.

Toronto went ahead 2-1 in the second period with goals by John Tavares and William Nylander.

38 seconds into the third period, Auston Matthews scored.

It seemed as if it was Toronto was going to get the crucial win the team needed.

Unfortunately, the Leaf's defence broke down.

Pysysk scored his second goal of the game at 2:20.

Jonathan Huberdeau tied the game 58 seconds later.

Mike Hoffman put the Panthers ahead 4-3 at 10:13.

Pysyk completed the hat-trick with an empty netter at 19:12.

Florida's Mike Matheson had three assists.

Florida's goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 31 shots.

Toronto's Mitch Marner had two assists last night.

Toronto heads to New York to play the Rangers tomorrow night.

Mahomes: The Future Of The National Football League

Move over Drew Brees, there's a new kid in town.

I'm referring to none other Patrick Mahomes.

The Kansas City quarterback cemented his place in NFL history yesterday despite the slow start in the Superbowl.

Down by 10 points, the Chiefs made a huge comeback in the fourth quarter to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.

Patrick Mahomes is probably the next generation of great NFL quarterbacks.

The turning point of yesterday's game was when Mahomes threw a completed 44 pass to Tyreek Hill.

After that, the comeback began.

Mahomes, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player, completed 26 passes for a total of 286 yards yesterday.

At 24, Mahomes future in the NFL is bright if he stays healthy.

I believe that there's a good possibility Mahomes is capable of winning more Superbowl titles in the future.

This kid is for real. 

Preview: Panthers Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

This is a huge game for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Leafs need two points tonight against the Florida Panthers.

The last time the Leafs faced the Panthers on January 12, things went terribly wrong.

Florida man handled the Leafs 8-4.

The Leafs have to play better against the Panthers tonight if the team want to stay in the playoff race.

Injuries:

MacKenzie Weegar - Upper Body - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Chris Driedger - Lower Body - Day-to-day,

Aleksander Barkov - Knee - Day-to-day.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Travis Dermott - Illness - Day-to-day.

Marner Scores Huge Goal In Big Win

The Toronto Maple Leafs got two big points in the Eastern Conference standings last night, defeating the Ottawa Senators 2-1.

"They, (the Leafs) played extremely hard," said Toronto's head coach, Sheldon Keefe after the game.

There was no scoring in the first and third periods.

Mark Borowiecki put Ottawa on top first with a goal at 6:08 of the second period.

Jason Spezza tied the game on a power play at 10:41.

Mitch Marner

 Mitch Marner scored the winner 3:54 into overtime.

Ottawa's goalie, Craig Anderson stopped 34 shots last night.

Toronto host the Florida Panthers in a really important game tomorrow night.

Preview: Senators Versus Leafs

Tonight 7 p.m. EST.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT.

The Toronto Maple Leafs want to continue their mini win streak against the struggling Ottawa Senators tonight.

Michael Hutchinson is in goal for Toronto tonight.  He has a record of 3-7-1.

Toronto's William Nylander is on a five-game goal streak.

Ottawa has lost 11 out of their last 13 games.

Injuries:

Ottawa

Marian Gaborik - Back - Injured reserve, (IR.),

Christian Wolanin - Torn Labrum - IR.,

Clarke MacArthur - Concussion - IR.,

Anders Nilsson - Concussion - IR.,

Nick Paul - Ankle - IR.

Toronto

David Clarkson - Back - IR.,

Ilya Mikheyev - Wrist Laceration - IR.,

Morgan Rielly - Fractured Foot - IR.,

Travis Dermott - Illness - Day-to-Day.