In Tuesday night’s win over the Boston Bruins, Matthew Knies scored the game-winner to keep his Toronto Maple Leafs alive to play one more game. He’s the only Maple Leafs player in five games this season who’s scored more than once.
With their backs against the wall and without Auston Matthews, the Toronto Maple Leafs played their best game of the series in Game 5 and earned a series-extending 2-1 win. Mitch Marner played his best game of the series, leading a top line that was excellent all night long.
On May 1, we celebrate the birthdays of 27 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes one of the core four with the Toronto Maple Leafs, a former Lady Byng winner, and a goalie remembered for one of the freakest injuries in NHL history.
Auston Matthews may or may not be able to play Game 6 for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. His “illness” is still very much a dark cloud hanging over the team with details and specifics unclear.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe talked about the team’s mindset in Game 5 following their stellar performance in a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins.
While many already had the Toronto Maple Leafs dead and buried before the puck even dropped on Game 5, Sheldon Keefe’s men made Brad Marchand eat his words.
It’s nice to see the Leafs prove that they have enough fight in them to make it a series. Toronto going home for Game 6 was a huge positive when the team was in the process of getting written off even before it was known that Auston Matthews was out of the lineup.
After a lifeless and disappointing effort in Game 4, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in a very tough spot heading into Game 5 against the Boston Bruins. Down
Joseph Woll had his moment. The 25-year-old netminder was lights out in his first start in this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, brushing off a shaky first period where he let in one goal on two shots, to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a Game 5 victory.
Matthew Knies scored 2:26 into the first overtime period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5 to fend off elimination. John Tavares drove the puck hard to the net and Knies collected the rebound for the game-winner as the series heads back to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
Matthew Knies' goal 2:26 into overtime gave the Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series,
There was every reason to give up on the Maple Leafs going into Game 5 against the Bruins on Tuesday night.
As if things weren't bad enough for the Maple Leafs, center Auston Matthews was not in the lineup on Tuesday night for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Bruins.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are poised to be eliminated from the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet again. It was an ugly performance by the Maple Leafs in Game 4, and all eyes are focused on the offseason.
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