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TORONTO – Ilya Samsonov hasn’t had a lot to smile about this season. The Maple Leafs goaltender struggled early and lost the No. 1 job in Toronto before enduring the embarrassment of being placed on waivers. When the NHL’s other 31 teams passed on Samsonov, he was demoted to the …

TORONTO – Ilya Samsonov hadn’t played in more than two weeks. Sub-par performances coupled with an illness sidelined the Maple Leafs goaltender as Joseph Woll took command of Toronto’s No. 1 goaltending job. With his crease partner now out for the foreseeable future, Samsonov is set to get a run …

Joseph Woll isn’t thinking about all the work that got him to this point. All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team’s season alive. Toronto will turn to Woll for Game 4 of its second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers staring down a 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 …

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the second period, Ilya Samosonov made 37 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday night. “Sammy was dialed in,” Matthews said. “It’s a big win for us, but the game could have definitely been a …

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner has been getting plenty of attention on his march to the NHL’s longest point streak in seven seasons. Ilya Samsonov joked Tuesday it was about time he got some love as well. Marner had two assists to extend his point streak to 23 games and …