For the second straight game, the Toronto Maple Leafs were outshot, relying on goaltender Dennis Hildeby to keep them in the game, with the offence struggling to produce goals.
Troy Stecher has excelled since joining the Toronto Maple Leafs off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers, and scored his first goal of the season in a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.
There is some good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then?
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe is ready to go for Wednesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 32-year-old was ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens after taking a puck to the face in the second period and did not return for the third.
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 Jake McCabe went down during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, due to an upper-body injury. The team later announced that he is ruled out for the remainder of the game.
A bad night for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been made even worse. When the third period between the Leafs and Montreal Canadiens began on Saturday night, Toronto announced that defenseman Jake McCabe wouldn’t return due to an upper-body injury.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe has been ruled out of Saturday night’s contest against the Montreal Canadiens due to an upper-body injury. The 32-year-old exited the ice after taking a puck to the face in the second period and will not return for the third.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe believes his increased physicality was a key catalyst to their overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
John Tavares scored the overtime winner for the Toronto Maple Leafs, steering his team to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Tavares notched the 499th goal of his career, capping off an excellent performance where he was arguably the team’s best player.
One of the most surprising moves the Toronto Maple Leafs made this summer (well, aside from the Mitch Marner trade), was a deal that saw enforcer Ryan Reaves head to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenceman Henry Thrun.
The Toronto Maple Leafs had a handful of pleasant surprises last season, and defenceman Jake McCabe arguably topped the list. The veteran blueliner had himself a career season in 2024-25, and he’ll be looking to build off of his success heading into the 2025-26 campaign.
This summer has seen somewhat of a reshuffling of the books for the Toronto Maple Leafs. With Mitch Marner walking out the door, John Tavares signing a team-friendly deal, and Matthew Knies earning his first standard contract, things look a little different on the Maple Leafs’ PuckPedia headed into the fall.
During an eventful first round of the 2025 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected winger Vaclav Nestrasil from the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL with the 25th overall pick.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe had another stellar season in terms of his impact on the defensive side of the game. There were some growing pains when he first arrived in Toronto during the 2023 trade deadline, but he was able to show the two-way play and snarl that helped transform the identity of the blueline.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs swung their 2023 trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, it was billed as a move to toughen up the roster for a playoff push. The deal sent prospect Pavel Gogolev, winger Joey Anderson, a 2025 first-round pick, and a 2026 second-rounder to Chicago.
The Toronto Maple Leafs survived a furious third-period rally by the Florida Panthers in their 5-4 Game 1 Eastern Conference second-round win with an assist from the officials.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will open the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a boosted blue line as both Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jake McCabe are set to return to the lineup, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed per TSN’s Chris Johnston.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe is cleared to return to the lineup for Game 1 on Sunday against the Ottawa Senators. The blueliner was seen
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that defenseman Jake McCabe has been placed on Injured Reserve (IR) with an upper-body injury, retroactive to Jan.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that defenseman Jake McCabe has left Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers with an upper-body injury. McCabe sustained the injury late in the first period of the game during a fight with Flyers winger Garnet Hathaway.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have released a statement that Jake McCabe will not return to tonight’s game between the Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers. After getting into a fight with Garnet Hathaway, McCabe hit his head on the ice as he fell.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that defenseman Jake McCabe will not return to Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an upper-body injury.
Monday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that veteran defenceman Jake McCabe had signed a contract extension for the next five seasons at an average annual value of $4.51 million.
Last season was the 31-year-old’s best as he posted a career-high 28 points (8 G, 20 A) in 73 games and a +20 rating.
Jake McCabe has quickly solidified his position as a valuable Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman. Since joining the team in 2022-23 with Sam Lafferty, McCabe has become a key figure on the blue line, praised for his defensive reliability, physical play, and versatility.
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