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| Leafs try to play spoiler in home test vs. rival Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Montreal Canadiens will continue their push for the playoffs against a bitter rival, as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's clash at Air Canada Centre. The Canadiens are currently the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with 90 points on the season. With five games left, Montreal is just one point ahead of the New York Rangers for the East's eighth and final postseason berth. The Habs and Leafs are meeting for the final time this year, and Toronto, which has won three of the |
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| Carter's hat trick helps Flyers outlast Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
04/04/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Jeff Carter notched the first hat trick of his career and added an assist, as the Philadelphia Flyers outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs, 8-5, in the back end of a home-and-home set at the Wachovia Center. Danny Briere had a goal and three assists while Claude Giroux added a goal and two helpers for the Flyers, who had dropped three of four coming into the game. Marty Biron stopped 27 shots in the win. "Obviously, we weren't happy with the last game," Carter said. "And we came o |
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| Reports: Toronto's Wilson to guide USA at Olympics |
NHL Hockey |
04/03/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson will reportedly guide the United States Olympic men's ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. An official announcement will come Monday, but several media outlets, including the Toronto Star, report Wilson will be named to the position for a second time. The 53-year-old Wilson was behind the bench when the U.S. finished sixth at the Nagano Olympics in 1998. Wilson, who holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada, was also c |
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| NHL disciplines Maple Leafs over handling of Frogren contract |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs were fined $500,000 and stripped of a 2009 fourth-round draft pick on Wednesday because of the way they handled the signing of Jonas Frogren. According to TSN Canada, Toronto gave the Swedish defenseman a $755,000 signing bonus, which violated the collective bargaining agreement. Frogren had been under contract to a Swedish Elite League team before inking a two- year contract with the Maple Leafs last July. "The Toronto Maple Leafs acknowledge and apologize f |
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| Leafs shoot down Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Ian White netted the game-winner in the second period and Curtis Joseph was solid with 32 saves, as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in the opener of a home-and-home series at Air Canada Centre. Jamal Mayers and Lee Stempniak also scored for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the third time in their last five games. "It was combined effort on defense to take away their skilled guys," Toronto defenseman Luke Schenn said. "We put a lot |
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| Recchi nets a pair as Bruins post wild win over Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Mark Recchi netted two power-play goals and the Boston Bruins outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-5, in a wild affair at Air Canada Centre. Chuck Kobasew, Michael Ryder, Shawn Thornton, David Krejci and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Bruins, who are 2-0-1 in their last three games. Dennis Wideman and Matt Hunwick both finished with three assists for Boston, which leads the Eastern Conference with 104 points, five ahead of idle Washington. "We're getting consistent again as we ge |
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| Division-champion Bruins visit Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Having locked up their first division crown in five years, the Bruins can now worry about holding onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston will resume that quest tonight versus the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. The Bruins' 4-1 victory over New Jersey last Sunday gave the club its first Northeast Division title since 2004. Boston posted 41 wins and 104 points that season and already has 46 wins and 102 points this year with nine games to play. That total has Boston three p |
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| Miller expected to return for Sabres' clash with Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres are expected to have a key part of their team back on the ice tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for a Northeast Division battle at HSBC Arena. Ryan Miller, the club's No. 1 goaltender, has been sidelined since suffering a sprained left ankle on February 21 against the New York Rangers. Miller is 29-16-5 this season and he has a superb 15-7-0 career record against the Maple Leafs. The Sabres are just 4-7-2 since the Miller injury and have seen their playoff cha |
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| NHL |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/26/2009 |
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| Suspended Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Martin Gerber for three games. |
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| National Hockey League |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/25/2009 |
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| Suspended Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Martin Gerber for three games. |
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