Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Maple Leafs vs Sabres recap: Marchenko's hat trick, a blown 4-2 lead, Owen Power's OT winner, the Tavares injury and McKenna's 6:36.

Auston Matthews has 12 points in five games and the NHL's first star of the week. The knee worries are over; the question now is his next contract.

Maple Leafs vs Mammoth: a four-goal Utah second period and a .821 night for Anthony Stolarz beat Toronto 5-4, despite a late push from Matthews and McKenna.

Gavin McKenna power play: the rookie set up Nylander on PP1 in Denver and Hiller says he earned it. Why he should stay there when John Tavares returns.

Maple Leafs vs Mammoth preview for Oct. 13: Tanev on IR, Tavares uncertain, Utah 4-2-0 and Toronto 3-2-1 on the NHL's 16-game Frozen Frenzy night.

Nick Paul second line: with John Tavares out after the birth of his son, Jim Hiller moves Paul up between Cowan and Nylander for Colorado.

Gavin McKenna's first NHL goal came in game four. Why it should not end the second-line debate, and what the road trip needs to show.

Jim Hiller is sticking with the Maple Leafs second line of McKenna, Tavares and Nylander 'for now.' Here is why that patience needs a firm deadline.

The McKenna-Tavares-Nylander line was out-attempted 19-3 by the Islanders. Why Hiller should swap Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan if it happens again.

Gavin McKenna NHL debut: minus-2 and one shot in 15:19 of a 3-2 loss to Montreal. What it tells us, what it doesn't, and how his nine-game window plays out.

Maple Leafs preseason finale: a 6-1 and 4-2 split-squad sweep of Ottawa. Matthews, Tavares and Roslovic each had three points, and nobody got hurt.

The Gavin McKenna preseason debut is Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, on Tavares' wing. Three things worth watching, and why the scoresheet is not one of them.

The John Tavares Maple Leafs accountability moment: clearly we were not very good. What it means for a room that turned over nine spots.

Gavin McKenna will live with John Tavares this season. He is the third Leafs prospect the Tavares family has hosted, and the cheapest edge Toronto has.

Auston Matthews fell a full tier in The Athletic's player tiers, the first time since 2022. Five Leafs made the board — and what's missing says more.

Gavin McKenna's linemates are the decision Jim Hiller has to make at camp. Why Toronto should start its No. 1 pick with Tavares and give him PP1 anyway.

The Maple Leafs milestones of 2026-27: Rielly's 1,000th game, Nylander's 300th goal, Tavares at 1,200 games and Matthews chasing 800 points.

John Tavares is the Maple Leafs' best value contract at $4.39M. His 2026-27 role under Jim Hiller, and how the Gavin McKenna handoff lines up.