Knee Jerk Reaction: Thompson outduels Murray as Capitals take down Leafs

Knee Jerk Reaction: Thompson outduels Murray as Capitals take down Leafs

Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena featured a matchup between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams, with Logan Thompson backstopping the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Through the early part of the season, the Leafs had the better goaltender on most nights. The play of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph … Read more

Knee Jerk Reaction: Mitch Marner’s natural hat-trick powers Maple Leafs past Red Wings

Knee Jerk Reaction: Mitch Marner’s natural hat-trick powers Maple Leafs past Red Wings

Mitch Marner spoiled Todd McLellan’s debut in Detroit. Marner potted a natural hat trick in Friday’s contest against the Red Wings, leading the Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory in Motown. Per the Maple Leafs, it was Marner’s third career hat trick and his second career natural hat trick against the Red Wings. With his … Read more

Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs go into Christmas on a Festivus note with loss to Jets

It looked like the Winnipeg Jets remembered that there’s nothing better than beating the Leafs on Monday afternoon. After six straight losses to Toronto, specifically the last six games since Jets captain Mark Scheifele was filmed and dropping the infamous ‘beating the Leafs’ quote, the Jets came out on top with a 5-2 victory. The … Read more

Knee Jerk Reaction: New-look third line leads the way again in Leafs’ win vs. Sabres

Knee Jerk Reaction: New-look third line leads the way again in Leafs’ win vs. Sabres

At long last, it looks like the Toronto Maple Leafs may have found their third line.   Ok, maybe that’s jumping the gun a bit after a pair of games against the lowly Buffalo Sabres and a narrow victory over the Dallas Stars. Nonetheless, it was the newly formed trio of Bobby McMann, Max Domi, … Read more