Edmonton is 18-8-2 in home games and 32-15-4 overall. The Oilers are 17-5-3 in games their opponents commit more penalties. Toronto has an 11-8-2 record in road games and a 30-19-2 record overall. The Maple Leafs have a 28-2-1 record in games they score three or more goals.
Pacioretty is projected to return to the Maple Leafs' lineup against the Wild while Knies could be back on Saturday against Edmonton.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been chosen to lead the American squad at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, USA Hockey announced Thursday.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will lead Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the 27-year-old forward will be named captain of the United States on Thursday afternoon,
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are approaching the home stretch before a two-week break in their schedule and the potential return of John Tavares and Matthew Knies couldn’t come at a better time. Ahead of Tuesday’s full practice,
Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.
The hot streak comes at at perfect time for Matthews and the United States. The center, who grew up in Arizona, will join Team United States for the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20 and begin play against Team Finland at Bell Centre on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).
A former first-round pick in the 2016 NHL draft, Kunin is a gritty, physical forward with over 800 career hits on his resume spanning 410 regular-season games. Kunin has 14 games worth of postseason experience, but he's not been there since he left the Nashville Predators after the 2021-22 season.
Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers and Charlie McAvoy each will wear an ‘A’ for the United States.
During last week's 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Maple Leafs lost more than the game as forward ... some time due to presumed concussion-like symptoms. If Toronto can get not only Knies back, but John Tavares as well then ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing for a key piece of their team to return soon. One half of the team's goaltending tandem, Anthony Stolarz, has been out for over a month with a lower-body injury.