3 hours ago Jets looking for payback against Maple Leafs in Monday’s trip to Toronto

This is one memory test the Winnipeg Jets won’t fail.  As in which team ended their eight-game win streak to start the season as they approached the NHL record for best start — 6-4 at home no less — their only defeat in the schedule’s first 16 games?  The answer is plain as blue and […]

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3 hours ago With Matthews out, keeping Nylander’s scoring streak vital for Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews likely won’t repeat as the Rocket Richard Trophy winner, but how about him passing it off to another Maple Leaf?  The succession of a teammate as goal leader has only happened in eight of the National Hockey League’s 106 seasons, almost all during the firewagon era of the Montreal Canadiens. But Toronto?  Before Matthews […]

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9 hours ago Sceptres get a point, but more importantly start looking like team we thought they would be

A 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Victoire probably wasn’t exactly what the Toronto Sceptres had been hoping to take into what will be a short Christmas break, but it wasn’t all bad. The Sceptres did get its first point in three games courtesy of a gritty effort against a Montreal squad they had owned […]

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27 hours ago Maple Leafs’ Matthews reportedly unavailable for game versus Islanders

If there wasn’t concern about Auston Matthews’ injury before, there probably should be now. The Maple Leafs captain won’t be available to play against the New York Islanders on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena because he aggravated his previous injury, TSN’s Chris Johnson posted to X on Saturday afternoon. There was no immediate confirmation from […]

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29 hours ago Blake Lively accuses ’It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint. The complaint obtained by The Associated Press, which The New York Times reported was filed Friday with the California Civil […]

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43 hours ago Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan provides Team Canada with more than offence

Zack Sandhu can breathe easy. If Canada fails to win its third gold medal in the past four world junior hockey championships, the Oshawa Generals defenceman will get no blame. There likely would have been some irresponsible finger-pointing at Sandhu had the thundering, open-ice body check he delivered to London Knights’ star Easton Cowan on […]

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43 hours ago Matt Murray’s winning return to Leafs aided by video reviews and a sharp

Goalkeeper Matt Murray needed some help from all corners to win his first game in close to two seasons. His team’s offence, the on-ice officials and Toronto’s video coaches all were part of the support group in a 6-3 final over the Buffalo Sabres that was closer than it needed to be. In his first […]

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