Auston Matthews’ overtime winner against the New Jersey Devils on December 10 was pretty nasty, but the goal itself wasn’t really why this marks as one of the top goals of the season. Rather, it’s the circumstances around the goal and the way the game had gone leading up to it. The Leafs and Devils … Read more
Auston Matthews fought through an unspecified injury last season, and there were large stretches where he didn’t play up to the stratospheric standard he’s set during career. There were still plenty of brilliant moments from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain, and there are few better examples than Matthews walking the Nashville Predators during a December … Read more
When Auston Matthews was selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016, it was a development that was expected to change the franchise’s fortunes. Matthews lived up to the preposterous hype and emerged as one of the best goal-scorers on the planet, winning the Hart Trophy in 2022, while capturing three Rocket Richard … Read more
Auston Matthews is among the first six players named to the United States roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Andiamo, Auston 🇮🇹 Matthews is Olympic bound! pic.twitter.com/lpZocmUfsi — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 16, 2025 Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to report the preliminary roster, which includes Matthews as captain. Matthews will be … Read more
All friendships will be put on hold when the puck drops Sunday night, but Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk raved about Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Matthews and Tkachuk were teammates on Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year, where their friendship continued to grow. It’s been a roller-coaster of a … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews was frank in his analysis of his team’s performance in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. With a chance to regain the series lead going back to Sunrise, the Leafs were listless at the worst possible time, allowing six goals unanswered and resorting to a goalie change. Nick Robertson … Read more
Auston Matthews is considered to be one of the best goal-scorers in the game today – and maybe the best hope of surpassing Alex Ovechkin as the NHL’s Scoring King one day. But against the Florida Panthers? Matthews is still searching for his first goal of the series. In fact, he has just two goals … Read more
Game 1 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators is officially in the books, with Toronto taking the first contest 6-2, where 52 penalty minutes were handed out between the two teams in what was undeniably a spirited and physical affair. Toronto took advantage of it, with three power play markers. “It was … Read more
If the Maple Leafs are going to capture the Atlantic Division crown, they will need to have a big weekend. On Saturday, they host the Montreal Canadiens. On Sunday, they will visit the Carolina Hurricanes. Things are tight. Very tight. Florida smothered Detroit 4-1 on Thursday night to move four points behind Toronto. Meantime, without … Read more
Well, it’s back to the drawing board for Craig Berube and company. Luckily, they still have two games left in the regular season against the Florida Panthers, who just continue to have their number. Any way you slice, Toronto’s now four points back of Florida for first in the Atlantic Division with one game in … Read more