‘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 […]

NHL players potentially moving ahead of deadline | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] NHL general managers have until 3 p.m. ET on Friday to make a splash, tweak the edges of their roster, or secure deals with an eye toward the future. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players who could be on the move before the bell sounds and GMs put down […]

Maple Leafs’ Tanev out for season after surgery | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted March 4, 2026 12:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev is out for the rest of the season, the NHL team announced Wednesday. The Leafs said the veteran underwent successful core muscle […]