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TORONTO – The Maple Leafs have nothing tangible to strive for as regular season winds down. Playoff seeding and home-ice advantage are both secured. Staying healthy and dialed into the details are paramount for a team that hasn’t tasted any spring success in almost two decades as it prepares to …
Read More »Leafs’ O’Reilly ready to return from injury
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2023 4:12 pm Updated April 5, 2023 4:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Ryan O’Reilly is ready to return. And into the lion’s den he will go. The Toronto Maple Leafs centre declared himself fully healthy …
Read More »Flames down Jets 3-1 for crucial win in wild-card battle – Winnipeg
If you wanted a game with a playoff-like atmosphere and a boatload of penalties, then Wednesday night’s clash between the Jets and Flames was right up your alley. It was a contest that both teams needed in the standings, but it was the visitors who survived a disjointed special teams …
Read More »Wings down Leafs 5-2; Murray exits with injury
TORONTO – Ilya Samsonov was already looking like the Maple Leafs’ starting goaltender for Game 1 of the playoffs. Another injury to his oft-hurt crease partner might have cemented the Russian’s status as Toronto’s No. 1 option in a few weeks time. Dylan Larkin registered the second hat trick of …
Read More »Jets take out offensive frustrations on Wings in 6-2 trouncing – Winnipeg
It was a long-awaited night of slump-busting for the Winnipeg Jets. Several players broke long goalless streaks as the Jets pounded the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 Friday night, inching closer to a playoff spot that once seemed inevitable. After scoring just six goals over their last five games combined, the …
Read More »Ryan O’Reilly nearing a return for Maple Leafs
TORONTO – Ryan O’Reilly had a strong inkling the diagnosis wouldn’t be what he wanted to hear. The Maple Leafs centre had just taken a friendly fire shot off his left hand in the waning moments of the second period in Vancouver on March 4. When he got to the …
Read More »Samsonov frustrates Senators as Leafs win 3-0
OTTAWA – With the Stanley Cup playoffs just over two weeks away, Ilya Samsonov’s 30-save shutout in a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Saturday night will not only benefit the goaltender but also his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates. Expectations, as always, are high for the Leafs (44-20-10) this post-season …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Winnipeg Jets’ late-season collapse not easily fixed – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size That noise you’re hearing is Rick Bowness in the kitchen, with the blender at high speed. It’s not a very pleasant noise at this point, but the head coach is trying to concoct a little bit of offence from his players, moving …
Read More »Panthers down Leafs in OT after Maurice’s tirade
TORONTO – Paul Maurice would have screamed louder — and dropped more expletives — if he could find the words. Simmering behind the bench as his Florida Panthers sleepwalked through the start of Wednesday’s second period, the team’s head coach went nuclear during a break in action. A beet-red Maurice …
Read More »ANALYSIS: He’s not the favourite, but Jets’ Morrissey is Norris Trophy-worthy – Winnipeg
In a few short weeks, members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association will cast their ballots for a host of league awards, including the Norris Trophy. Last night, the top two candidates for that distinction were on the ice against each other in Erik Karlsson — the front-runner with San …
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