Montreal’s Fowler finds his form after call-up | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] OTTAWA – Martin St. Louis may have tough decisions ahead. The Montreal Canadiens coach raised eyebrows when he announced Jacob Fowler would start Wednesday against the Ottawa Senators. The 21-year-old was instrumental, however, in Montreal’s 3-2 victory with 32 saves. After his recall from the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket, Fowler was in Ottawa […]
Maple Leafs struggling after Winter Games break | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Life after the Milan Cortina Olympics has been tough for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto is a dismal 0-6-2 since the NHL resumed play following the Winter Games. The Leafs’ latest setback was a 3-1 decision in Montreal on Tuesday night. Toronto did gain a point […]
‘Be real’: NHL coaches on pre-game speeches | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Mike Sullivan has delivered plenty of speeches in the locker room. Playoff games. Stanley Cup finals. A gold-medal showdown at the Olympics. The New York Rangers bench boss has also addressed teams in the dog days of a professional hockey schedule that might stretch from September to late June. “You can play over 100 […]
Maple Leafs’ losing streak extends to eight games | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] MONTREAL – Craig Berube liked what he saw — in most of the final 40 minutes. The first period, meanwhile, looked far more like the version of the Toronto Maple Leafs that has them staring down a lengthy losing streak and a first missed trip to the playoffs since 2016. The Montreal Canadiens jumped […]
Kapanen scores 20th, Canadiens beat Leafs 3-1 | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size MONTREAL – Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-1 win and handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday night. Phillip Danault also scored, while Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal […]
Morrissey makes his presence felt for Jets | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] WINNIPEG – Josh Morrissey didn’t just return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup on Saturday — he made history, skating into the franchise’s record books. Playing his first game since suffering an upper-body injury at the Milan Cortina Olympics 23 days ago, the star defenceman scored 1:49 into overtime to lift Winnipeg to a 3-2 […]
Perry eager to continue Cup chase with Lightning | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] TORONTO – Corey Perry arrived bleary eyed to Scotiabank Arena after a long travel day. The veteran forward had agreed to a trade hours earlier that sent him from the Los Angeles Kings back to a franchise he knows well in hopes of chasing that elusive second Stanley Cup ring. Perry then went out […]
Kucherov powers Lightning over Maple Leafs 5-2 | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Nikita Kucherov had three assists in a four-goal first period and added another in the third to give him 100 points on the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the listless Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel, […]
Leafs’ Ekman-Larsson reflects on trade deadline | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] TORONTO – Oliver Ekman-Larsson was happy to wake up Saturday still a member of the Maple Leafs. The veteran, Stanley Cup-winning defenceman was held out of two games by the woefully underperforming club ahead of the NHL trade deadline for “roster management purposes” as Toronto fielded offers for a player with two seasons remaining […]
Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] TORONTO – Bobby McMann is headed west. The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs dealt the winger to the Seattle Kraken for a second-round pick in the 2027 draft and a fourth-round pick in 2026 ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Veteran centre Scott Laughton, the other pending unrestricted free agent forward on the roster, is […]