After losing 3-1 in Game 4 to fall behind the Bruins 3-1 in the series, some news was delivered regarding the health of Auston Matthews. With the Leafs headed into second intermission down 3-0 to the Boston Bruins, what felt like a final dagger was delivered when it was announced that Matthews would not return to the game.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs on the ropes after a disheartening showing in Game 4, Sheldon Keefe decided not to read the room when assessing his team’s play.
This is the darkest hour of the Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner era. There’s no way around it. After submitting one of the most listless performances of the past decade, the Toronto Maple Leafs are on the verge of elimination, falling 3-1 to the Boston Bruins in Game Four.
Matthews had just over 14 minutes of ice time across 17 shifts for the Leafs in Game 4. However, he did not return to the Leafs’ bench after the second intermission.
The two loudest cheers in the first few minutes are for William Nylander stepping on the ice, and John Tavares knocking over Jake DeBrusk. Boston takes a too many men penalty (again) and the Leafs get to try the power play with the right personnel for the first time this playoffs.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner was roasted on national television for his lackluster postseason performance to date.
The man so many people in hockey love to hate got another milestone goal on Saturday night. Brad Marchand's power-play goal 8:20 into the second period of Game 4 in the Easter Conference first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs was his 56th career playoff goal.
Boston Bruins pesky forward Brad Marchand is at it again.
Boston plays Toronto tonight in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference series -- here's how to catch the game without cable
The Toronto Maple Leafs needed to come away with the win in Game 2 to head home with a chance to take a 2-1 series lead. Unfortunately, despite tying the series up in Boston, the same mistakes that hurt them in Game 1 crept up in their game on Wednesday, ultimately putting them in a 2-1 series hole entering tonight’s Game 4.
“It took more than 60 minutes, obviously, and it’s on me that it should have been [finished] in the first 60. Everybody is able to bail each other out, and that’s why I love playing for this team.
On the surface, electing to keep Nick Robertson in the lineup in favour of Connor Dewar seems like the right decision. But is it? Assuming William Nylander is good to go to make his series debut in Game 4, it appears Dewar, whom the Leafs acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, could wind up being the odd man out.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to even the score in their first-round series against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 tonight. After a frustrating loss in Game 3, the team is anxious to turn the tide and regain momentum on home ice. William Nylander’s return could be a potential game-changer for the Maple Leafs.
It has been a wild ride for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the William Nylander saga. Nylander didn’t dress for Game 1 of the series against the Boston Bruins, which sparked a ton of speculation about him potentially being disciplined by the organization for a lazy forecheck in Game 82 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tonight’s Game 4 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins is pivotal in their playoff series. With the Maple Leafs trailing 2-1, they face a must-win situation on home ice.
Saturday morning the Leafs held an optional skate prior to Game 4 tonight, here are a few of the takeaways from that skate: Auston Matthews returned to the ice for the optional skate after being unavailable for yesterday’s practice while he gets over his illness.
It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs will be in a bit of a pickle regarding their cap next season, with raises coming to stars Auston Matthews and William Nylander to the tune of an additional $6 million per year.
There are some signs pointing to the return of one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ key offensive weapons. Forward William Nylander was once again on the ice on Friday, participating in full-team practice.
Auston Matthews, the NHL's leading goal scorer in the regular season, won't practice Friday for what the Toronto Maple Leafs called a "maintenance" day off.
One glaring issue stands out in the ongoing playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins: the Maple Leafs struggle on special teams.
Chadwick is most famous for playing in 140 consecutive regular-season games for the Maple Leafs.
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