He also has tempered comments on the Leafs’ individual success, being just as concerned that Marner and Matthews kill penalties and do the defensive grunt work as he is with their scoring exploits.

N.J. The Maple Leafs, who lost three in a row (0-2-1) from Oct. 22-26, dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Capitals on Friday and a 5-2 setback to the Pittsburgh Penguins the following day.

The Maple Leafs envisioned a two-headed goaltending tandem to start this season following a summer of change. With his partner already sidelined, Ilya Samonsov has an early opportunity to stake ...

William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago 3-2 on Wednesday. The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended Chicago's record to 0-6-1.