If this game needed a reminder of who still drives the bus for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews provided it in bold print. His 14th career hat trick — plus an assist for good measure — powered Toronto to a 6–5 comeback win over a Winnipeg Jets team that continues to unravel on Thursday.
When the offseason saw Mitch Marner moved by the Toronto Maple Leafs, the idea that Toronto could replace one player with a committee (and save money) sounded ambitious.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken their share of lumps this season. Injuries haven’t caused everything that’s gone sideways — hockey is never that simple — but they’ve certainly made life harder.
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t draw this one up. The Winnipeg Jets jumped out early, Toronto hit the goal posts as if it owed them money, and the building felt uneasy before it felt alive.
Some games feel like a clean notebook. This wasn’t one of those. This one had scribbles in the margins, coffee stains on the page, and a few crossed-out lines in frustration.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been named to Sweden’s men’s Olympic hockey team. Ekman-Larsson has recorded seven goals and 25 points in 40 games this season for the Maple Leafs, emerging as arguably their best defender during the 2025-26 campaign.
The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked 2026 off in style on Thursday, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 in a rollercoaster of a game. Leading the way for the Leafs to start the new year was Auston Matthews.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews headlines the United States men’s Olympic hockey roster, as the 25-man group was announced Friday morning. Matthews was among the first six players named to the team, and captained the United States at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs went down 4–1 early in the second period to the Winnipeg Jets, most nights tell you how this is going to end. You pull the starter, toss in the backup, hope he gives you some respectable minutes, and maybe stop the bleeding a bit.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Marc Savard as an assistant to run the power play, many thought that it would help them reach new heights after faltering in the post season.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube highlighted his team’s resilience and character as the keys to their comeback win over Winnipeg Jets. After
Troy Stecher has been everything the Toronto Maple Leafs could have asked for and then some in his short time with the team. The Leafs claimed him off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers in November and he’s provided a much-needed stable presence to a defensive corps that has missed Chris Tanev and Brandon Carlo for much of the season.
A new year provides a natural impetus for change, and it could be an auspicious year for Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Matthews returned to the lineup Thursday and submitted a dominant performance, registering a hat-trick in a 6-5 thriller over the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Day.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain and center Auston Matthews led the way in a thrilling comeback, helping Toronto rally from three goals down to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena.
The Maple Leafs erased 2-0, 4-1, and 5-4 deficits in a classic Bob Cole “everything is happening”-style hockey game to kick off 2026 in thrilling fashion.
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 19-15-6. On the team coming back from 2-0, 4-1, and 5-4 down to win in regulation: Good resilience and character coming back tonight.
There’s something about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Max Domi that’s easy to overlook when the season gets noisy, and patience wears thin. Long before we argue about his defensive reads or his place in the top six, there’s a quieter truth sitting underneath his career: Domi is diabetic.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a 4–0 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. However, unlike much of the season, the Leafs looked decent throughout the game.
Jan. 1: It looks like only a one-game absence for Matthews. He was a full participant at morning skate and is expected to center Matthew Knies and Max Domi tonight against the Jets, per Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun.
New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe wasn’t entirely displeased after Nico Hischier fought Matthew Knies in the third period of Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that star forward Auston Matthews will be out day-to-day due to a lower-body injury. Matthews suffered the injury on a blocked shot in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
The Maple Leafs have recalled defenseman Matt Benning and center Jacob Quillan from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, according to a team announcement. Toronto’s active roster is full, so two corresponding moves will be necessary.
The Detroit Red Wings have not been in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2015-16 season. For a team that once went 25 consecutive seasons in the playoffs, that nine-year drought is a significant fall from grace.