Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto.
Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto.
"This time of year, you see teams adding and you want to add as well," Matthews said before an ugly 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Tavares notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. Tavares has three goals and five assists over his last seven outings. The center set up an Auston Matthews tally late in the second period of this contest.
The last time there was international best-on-best hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares was playing for Canada. That was the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Despite having played past the first round just once in their Leafs careers, both Marner and Matthews this spring should crack the top 10 in points on the franchise playoffs list. In 10th is Syl Apps, who had 53 post-season points. Marner is 12th with 50 and Matthews is 14th with 48. Nylander is 17th with 43.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews stood silently after the 4 Nations Face-Off concluded. Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid won gold for Canada
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is hopeful his bosses do some shopping prior to Friday's trade deadline. "You look at our division, in particular. It's obviously very tight, and we know management is gonna do the best they can.
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Yardbarker on MSNMaple Leafs News & Rumours: Woll, Matthews, Marner, Tavares & TanevThe Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t show up until too late against the Vegas Golden Knights on the road. Despite a solid game from Auston Matthews, the result was a tough 5-2 loss.
Millions of Canadians watched McDavid's game-winning goal last night in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. Tavares wasn't one of them.
The Toronto Maple Leafs faced serious questions about their "Core Four" last off-season after another early playoff exit, but it's tough to part with any of their top forwards.
The Leafs have never gotten that from Matthews at playoff time or from his linemate Mitch Marner, who is having his best season as a Leaf this year. Marner is in a contract year and he’s going to get paid next year, no matter where he plays.
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