Category: John Tavares
Lightning Overtime Issues Spelled Doom Against the Maple Leafs
John TavaresThis is a playoff series that will haunt the Tampa Bay Lightning for a very long time. The win also marked the third loss for the Lightning in overtime this series, continuing a pattern of struggles in the extra period going back to 2020. The last time the Lightning won a playoff game in overtime w...
Read moreMaple Leafs get 'huge monkey off our backs,' win East 1st-Round series
TorontoTAMPA -- John Tavares had dreamed about moments like this since he was a kid who slept in Toronto Maple Leafs pajamas every night.
Read moreMaple Leafs defeat Lightning in OT in Game 6, win East 1st-Round series
LightningTAMPA -- John Tavares scored at 4:36 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs won a Stanley Cup Playoff series for the first time since 2004 with a 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Saturday.
Read moreMaple Leafs advance to Round 2!
Ilya SamsonovIn Tampa, John Tavares scored in extra time to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Lightning on Saturday victory sends the Leafs to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, something they have not done since 2004. made 31 saves in the win. To call the Maple Leafs ecstatic would be...
Read moreToronto celebrates 1st Maple Leafs series victory in 19 years
Toronto Maple LeafsIt's been a long time coming, Toronto.
Read moreTavares scores 3, Maple Leafs top Lightning in Game 2, tie East 1st Round
John TavaresTORONTO -- John Tavares scored a hat trick for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
Read moreMaple Leafs breath easier, even series in Game 2 win
Mitchell MarnerIn Toronto, the Maple Leafs stormed back in Game 2 on Thursday night, with John Tavares picking up a hat trick in a 7-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.The win evened the series with the Lighting at a game … Continue reading → The post Maple Leafs breath easier, even series in Game 2 win first appe...
Read moreTavares scores 3, Maple Leafs top Lightning in Game 2, tie East 1st Round
Mitchell MarnerTORONTO -- John Tavares scored a hat trick for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. Game 3 is at Tampa Bay on Saturday. Toronto lost Game 1, 7-3 on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs responded wi...
Read morePanthers lose in OT, gain point in wild card chase
Toronto Maple LeafsIn Sunrise, the Panthers lost an opportunity to clinch a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference on Monday night. They did move closer in a 2-2 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Tavares scored in the extra … Continue reading → The post Panthers lose in OT, gain point in wild card chase...
Read moreMarner has 3 points in Maple Leafs win against Canadiens
John TavaresTORONTO -- Mitchell Marner scored twice and had an assist to set a career high in points with 98 in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 7-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. Marner, who ended a season-high three-game point drought, passed his previous single-season career high...
Read moreTavares scores twice, Maple Leafs hang on against Predators
Tyson BarrieNASHVILLE -- John Tavares had two goals and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. Alexander Kerfoot also scored, and Auston Matthews had two assists for the Maple Leafs (44-20-9), who were coming off a 5-3 loss at the Carol...
Read moreMatthews has 2 goals for Maple Leafs in win against Panthers
Auston MatthewsAuston Matthews scored twice for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Thursday.
Read moreAston-Reese scores twice for Maple Leafs in win against Hurricanes
Carolina HurricanesTORONTO -- Zach Aston-Reese scored twice for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Arena on Friday. It was the fourth time in his NHL career (293 games) that Aston-Reese has scored twice in a game. He has never scored an NHL hat trick. Brady Skjei and Ma...
Read moreMaple Leafs get incredibly lucky bounce wearing St. Pats jerseys
Toronto Maple LeafsIt was the appropriate day to get a lucky bounce.
Read moreEast Notes: Tavares, Lindholm, Flyers
Vincent DesharnaisDuring a hard-fought battle in front of the net of last night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, John Tavares slashed the hand of Oilers’ defenseman Vincent Desharnais, sending him to the ice immediately. The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain will b...
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