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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs showed resiliency Thursday night but it didn’t come with the desired result. Kent Johnson capped a two-goal effort with the overtime winner as the Columbus Blue Jackets held off a late Toronto comeback to top the Maple Leafs 6-5. Toronto scored five goals in …

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 …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 6, 2023 2:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Maple Leafs defenceman John Klingberg’s season is over. Toronto general manager Brad Treliving told reporters after Wednesday’s practice the 31-year-old is set to undergo hip surgery in the coming …

TORONTO – Brad Marchand was the centre of attention heading into Saturday. The Bruins captain had a relatively quiet night by his standards — until the game landed on his stick. Marchand scored the winner at 4:52 of overtime to snap an eight-game goal drought as Boston downed the Toronto …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2023 3:45 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenceman John Klingberg on long-term injured reserve Thursday and recalled forward Alex Steeves from their American Hockey League affiliate. The 31-year-old Klingberg has five …

TORONTO – Guy Boucher’s team boarded the plane with four points in the bank. The Ottawa Senators and their head coach had just taken both games from the Colorado Avalanche in Stockholm — back-to-back 4-3 victories — to sweep the NHL Global Series. It ended up being their high point …

TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe didn’t like seeing his team having to fish the puck out of its net after two early power-play goals. The fact the penalties — both for instigating fights — came from the Maple Leafs standing up for each other softened the blow for their head coach. …

TORONTO – William Nylander took another subway ride to Scotiabank Arena to avoid Toronto’s notorious traffic. The silky smooth winger enjoying his most dominant stretch in the NHL — in a contract year, no less — then buried two more goals and set up another to help the Maple Leafs …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 9, 2023 12:25 pm Updated November 9, 2023 12:29 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forward Pontus Holmberg from the American Hockey League on Thursday. The club also loaned defenceman Max Lajoie to …

TORONTO – Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a wild 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Mitch Marner had a goal and three assists for Toronto (5-4-2) in regulation. Auston Matthews added two …