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| Leafs outlast Avs to notch rare win in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Dominic Moore scored two goals and added an assist, as the Toronto Maple Leafs pulled away to top the Colorado Avalanche, 7-4, at Pepsi Center. Jason Blake had a goal and two assists for the Leafs, who have won only twice in the last 10 games. Jeff Finger, Matt Stajan, Nik Antropov and Mikhail Grabovski each scored a goal, while Vesa Toskala made 16 saves in the win. Toronto won for the first time in Colorado since March 29, 1997, having lost the last three matchups there. Ian White, |
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| Maple Leafs seeking rare win in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs could be just what the Colorado Avalanche need to get their current homestand on track. Colorado will play host to Toronto tonight at the Pepsi Center having not suffered a home loss to the Leafs in nearly 12 years. Colorado is just 1-3-0 thus far on a season-long eight-game homestand -- the second-longest stretch in franchise history. The Avalanche resumed the residency on Tuesday, but failed to generate any offense in their first game after the All-Star br |
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| Wild pound Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2009 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Sportsbooks) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard had two goals, both coming in Minnesota's four-goal second period, as the Wild routed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1. Bouchard also had an assist, while Owen Nolan and Andrew Brunette each had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who have won two of three. Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves in the win. Jason Blake had the lone goal for Toronto, which lost its fourth consecutive game and eighth out of its last nine. Justin Pogge made his second career start between the |
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| Toronto recalls Pogge, Kulemin |
MLH |
01/27/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Justin Pogge and forward Nikolai Kulemin from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Kulemin has played in 41 games for the Leafs this season, scoring seven goals and seven assists with eight penalty minutes. He has also played in five games with the Marlies. Pogge has a record of 15-13-4 with a 2.58 goals-against-average and a .901 save percentage in the AHL. |
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| Maple Leafs, Wild ready to renew acquaintances |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs open their post-All Star game schedule with a rare trip to Minnesota tonight, as they take on the Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Maple Leafs and Wild have met just six times since Minnesota joined the league prior to the 2000-01 season -- including just twice in the Twin Cities -- and Toronto has captured a victory in five of those clashes. The Wild's lone win versus the Maple Leafs came at home on January 18, 2006. Toronto posted a 4-3 win at home when the clubs last m |
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| Maple Leafs send Kulemin, Stralman down to AHL |
MLH |
01/23/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned forward Nikolai Kulemin and defenseman Anton Stralman to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Friday. Kulemin has played in 41 games for the Leafs this season, collecting seven goals and seven assists with eight penalty minutes. He has also played in three games with the Marlies. In 25 games with the Leafs, Stralman has scored a goal and six assists. He also has played 12 games for the Marlies, registering goal and t |
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| Minnesota Wild |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
01/22/2009 |
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| Acquired forward Robbie Earl from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Ryan Hamilton. |
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| Bruins best Leafs in SO; take best record in East to break |
NHL Hockey |
01/21/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Michael Ryder scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the Boston Bruins nipped the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-3, at Air Canada Centre in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams. After Tim Thomas made a stacked pad save on Nikolai Kulemin, Ryder skated in on net and from the left side snapped a wrist shot past Vesa Toskala for the win. Dennis Wideman, Blake Wheeler and Zdeno Chara each had a goal for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game slide. Thomas m |
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| East-leading Bruins make a stop in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
01/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Strong play within their own conference has the Bruins on top of the East approaching the All-Star break. Boston will try to head into the breather on a positive note when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Air Canada Centre. The Bruins have 71 points on the season, nine up on Washington for the best mark in the Eastern Conference. Boston, which leads the Northeast Division by 11 points, is also two back of San Jose for the top mark in the NHL. They can match the Sharks tonight, as S |
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| Hurricanes hope to halt skid at five versus Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to put the brakes on their worst losing streak of the season when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's battle at Air Canada Centre. The Hurricanes have lost a season-high five straight games and have dropped each of those tests in regulation. The current skid comes directly on the heels of a season-best four-game winning streak. Carolina has dropped to third in the Southeast Division with 49 points and is two behind Florida for second place. The Hurr |
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