The Toronto Maple Leafs have found the win column for the first time during the 2026-27 season after defeating the New York Islanders 2-1 at Scotiabank
There are plenty of reasons to be encouraged by the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ start to the season, but maybe the most interesting is that they are starting to look like a team rather than a collection of very good hockey players.
The Toronto Maple Leafs earned their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan scored for Toronto, while Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 shots.
Welcome to the first in a series of profiles of newly acquired players. There were so many that it was impossible to really understand them all on July 1, but with the first preseason games this weekend, it's time to evaluate them all more fully.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Vegas Golden Knights enter the 2026–27 season saying goodbye to their leading goal scorer last year, Pavel Dorofeyev. They are hoping Victor Olofsson will replace some of that scoring, but he obviously won’t totally replace him.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old spent last season with the New York Rangers and their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, tallying an assist in three NHL games and 37 points in 66 AHL games.
After a disappointing 2025-26 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs were aggressive in their pursuit to improve their roster this summer with the hope of returning to postseason hockey. One of those additions was forward Colton Sissons, who signed with the Maple Leafs on a two-year, $8.5-million contract on July 1.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for redemption as the disappointment of the 2025-26 regular season hangs over their heads. With a new management group
(Photo Credit: NHL.com) Former Golden Knight Colton Sissons joined TSN Toronto on Thursday to discuss his latest move from Southern Nevada to Southern Ontario.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
After being applauded for their work during the NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ management group are once again being praised for the work they
Colton Sissons signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on a two-year deal worth $4.25 million annually. Sissons will likely slot in as Toronto’s fourth-line centre, where he’s expected to provide speed, toughness and defensive responsibility to the bottom-six.
A veteran centerman is heading to The Six. As NHL free agency opened on Wednesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Colton Sissons to a two-year contract.
Colton Sissons is the kind of signing that doesn’t look flashy on day one, but if he is signed by the team, he can help the Toronto Maple Leafs a lot—especially if you’re talking about that playoff-style bottom-six hockey where effort and staying responsible matter more than highlight plays.
Colton Sissons will sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reports. Terms of the deal are undisclosed at this juncture. Sissons recorded six goals and 11 points in 66 games with the Vegas Golden Knights last season, operating in a fourth-line role en route to their appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has money to burn this offseason, and on Wednesday at noon, once free agency opens, Chayka should be checking in on free-agent forwards Viktor Arvidsson and Colton Sissons.
It is never easy to talk about teams that are still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it is part of the business. As we have seen, teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are going on long playoff runs and have to deal with their free agents days before July 1st.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Had reported earlier that Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe could be looking for $10 million on a contract extension with the Kings.
Free agency opens tomorrow at noon, Eastern. Can the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights still work out a sign-and-trade? The Chris Johnston Show: (youtube) Chris Johnston this morning on the latest on the Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Nashville Predators announced Monday that center Colton Sissons will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis after suffering a lower-body injury. Facing the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, Sissons exited midway through the first period and did not return after sustaining the injury.
The Nashville Predators announced that forward Colton Sissons will be out day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will miss Thursday’s game vs the Florida Panthers.
Nashville Predators head coach Andrew Brunette did not hold back in expressing his disappointment following his team’s 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
Colton Sissons scored both Nashville goals to pace the visiting Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Roman Josi collected two assists for the Predators, who built a two-goal lead and then hung on for the victory.