If you haven’t seen the criticisms of the Toronto Maple Leafs following a brutal knee-on-knee that took Auston Matthews out of the game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, then you must have left your phone on the bedside table this morning.
For a team that desperately needed something to go right, Thursday night finally delivered a little bit of relief. The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped an eight-game skid with a chaotic 6–4 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Scotiabank Arena, and for once the so-called hockey gods tilted things their way.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a couple of insiders tried clearing up speculation surrounding Matthew Knies, while the team anxiously awaits more information on an injury to Auston Matthews.
The Toronto Maple Leafs got off the schneid on Thursday night, beating the Anaheim Ducks 6–4 on home ice, but that’s not what the hockey world is talking about in the aftermath.
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There was a lot of talk immediately after the trade deadline about Matthew Knies and whether the Toronto Maple Leafs were seriously considering a trade that would send him elsewhere.
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t playoff-bound, but William Nylander has been a beacon of consistency this season. The forward currently leads the team in points and is just in the second year of his massive eight-year, $92 million contract.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Friday that Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas will have a hearing for kneeing Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies wasn’t pleased with the lack of response in the moment, but once the third period began, he was thrilled to see how the team showed up for their injured captain, Auston Matthews.
Much has been said about the Maple Leafs’ decline this season, and rightly so. The team has shifted from a serious Stanley Cup contender just three years ago to a potential lottery pick this year.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are not expected to make any major changes to either the coaching staff or management team before the end of the regular season, according to The Athletic’s Chris Johnston.
The Toronto Maple Leafs 2025-26 season has been disappointing and feels like a lost cause considering their playoff chances are very small. Things went
The Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves back in the win column, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 on Thursday night to break their eight-game losing streak.
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube strongly criticized Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas, labeling his hit on Auston Matthews as “dirty play.” “Dirty play,” Berube said, via The Athletic.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube was critical of his team’s lack of an immediate response to captain Auston Matthews being injured by Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas.
The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped an eight-game losing skid with a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, but it came at a cost. Auston Matthews left the game late in the second period on Thursday after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas.
In an ordinary world, a victory over the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks would be cause for celebration, or at least a sigh of relief. Instead, it comes with a caveat, as Auston Matthews left the game during the second period, following a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks captain Radko Gudas.
A scary moment overshadowed the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Auston Matthews took a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas and didn’t return to the ice.
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas was ejected from the team's 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night for a blatant knee-on-knee hit against Auston Matthews.
Matthew Knies recorded a goal and three assists Thursday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 6-4. Matias Maccelli logged a goal and two assists while William Nylander and John Tavares had one goal and one assist apiece for the Maple Leafs, who ended an eight-game losing streak (0-6-2).
The Toronto Maple Leafs are probably having their worst season in a decade. With eight straight losses leading up to their game against the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto also sits dead last in the Atlantic Division with a 27-27-11 record and just 65 points.
The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the 2025–26 season with expectations of contending for the top of the division again. Instead, they find themselves near the bottom of the standings, sellers at the trade deadline, and trying to figure out what went wrong.
The Toronto Maple Leafs return home Thursday night looking to do something they haven’t done in more than a month — win a hockey game. Unfortunately, the timing isn’t great.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a very dark place. They are battling to finish in the bottom five of the NHL in the midst of their most disappointing season in decades.
The Maple Leafs announced this morning that they’ve recalled winger Michael Pezzetta from AHL Toronto. With no pressing injuries, he counts as their second of five allotted post-deadline standard recalls, following the team’s recall of Benoit-Olivier Groulx on Tuesday.
The top brass of the Toronto Maple Leafs have not decided to fire general manager Brad Treliving, nor have they told him that his job is at risk, according to reports.