Auston Matthews

Pens Game Preview: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into town tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 PM Eastern. The Leafs are currently 10-5-3 with 23 points, while the Pens are 9-10-0 with 18 points. Both teams are playing their second game of a back-to-back. The Leafs lost in overtime 4-3 to […]

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Three Stars: Lightning (5) vs Leafs (6) (OT)

The Leafs were coming off of an awful 6-4 loss against the Buffalo Sabres, where they wasted a hat trick from Auston Matthews in the loss. They were back in action Monday night as they hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Whenever these two teams face off against each other, it is always an absolute rollercoaster […]

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Three Stars: Sabres (6) vs Leafs (4)

The Leafs kicked off a five game homestand Saturday night as they hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Hockey Night in Canada. They were coming off a 3-2 shootout loss in Boston against the Bruins. The blue and white were hoping some home cooking would help get them back into the win column. Unfortunately, it did […]

Sabres Survive Matthews, Win 6-4: 3 Thoughts

In a crucial divisional game, the Sabres found a way to overcome a classic Auston Matthews performance to win 6-4. It’s an incredibly big win; let’s get to three thoughts. Offensive Explosion This is the offence we got used to last year from the Sabres. A short-handed goal courtesy of Tage Thompson. A power play […]

Take a deeper look at the Boston Bruins 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs

What the Boston Bruins have managed to accomplish, a perfect 9-0-1 record, in the early portion of their season is wildly impressive. Not to toss water on the fire, but up until Thursday night, there hadn’t been a proverbial bad blood game, a true grudge match against a heated rival which tests their mettle. The […]

Three Stars: Leafs (2) vs Bruins (3) (SO)

Coming off of what was arguably their worst performance in a very long time on Tuesday night, which resulted in a 4-1 loss versus the Kings, the Leafs were back in action last night in Boston as they were set to do battle with their forever rivals, the Bruins. Last night’s game had a bit […]

Bruin-Maple Leafs Preview With Projected Lines

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 10: Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-1) at Boston Bruins (8-0-1) 685th game in the all-time series. Boston is 304-269-98-13 all-time against Toronto Date: Thursday, November 2 Time: 7:30 pm TV: ESPN+, Hulu Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: Toronto +1.5 Boston -1.5 O/U 6 Toronto […]

Stars Handed First Regulation Loss of Season After 4-1 Loss to Maple Leafs

The Dallas Stars were back at the American Airlines Center to host the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Stars, however, lost 4-1 to the Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Dallas fell to 4-1-1, while Toronto improved to 5-2-0. Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll made 31 saves for a road win. Before the game, Dallas celebrated Joe […]

Five Overreactions to the First Week(ish) of the NHL Season

We are just over one week into the 2023-24 NHL season, and there are already plenty of storylines around the league. But if there’s one thing hockey fans love to do, it’s overreact early in the season like there aren’t six more months of hockey to be played. Today, I’m going to have some fun […]

Blackhawks Surprise Maple Leafs in 4-1 Victory: Five Takeaways

The Chicago Blackhawks took on the Toronto Maple Leafs last night at the Scotiabank Arena. After a big second period with three goals scored, the Blackhawks were able to stay up through the third and win the game 4-1. Here are five takeaways from Chicago’s second win of the season. After Saturday’s game against the […]