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The Maple Leafs failed to gain a point during a run of six straight games at Scotiabank Arena and are last in the Atlantic Division. TSN's Mark Masters has more on how they're responding to the adversity.
The Canadian sports world is in mourning Sunday with the passing of Bill Watters at the age of 83. Watters was a longtime contributor at TSN, Sportsnet and The Fan in addition to a player agent and assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs for more than a decade.
Colorado Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood has a message for any kids dreaming of playing in the NHL: take notes from Artturi Lehkonen.
Simon Holmstrom had his first career hat trick, Matthew Schaefer added three assists and the New York Islanders rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
Mason Marchment flicked in a wrist shot in the fifth round of a shootout to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 6-5 win over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs (8-12-2) completed a disastrous 0-6-0 homestand with their best performance of an ugly 12-day stretch, but wound up with the same result.
Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, just two days after being pulled after allowing a season-high six goals.
Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.
Claude Giroux scored the winning goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday.
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist to help the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar on Saturday night.
Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov scored two goals each, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Saturday night to extend their road winning streak to eight games.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season, Lucas Raymond had a goal and two points and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday.
Dallas captain Jamie Benn scored a second-period goal during Saturday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres for his 1,000th career NHL point, all with the Stars.
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk participated in a pregame ceremony to honor their father, then led the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Denver Barkey scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat Columbus 4-3 on Saturday night, sending the Blue Jackets to their fourth consecutive loss and third straight at home.
Devon Levi made 20 saves for his first NHL shutout and Connor McDavid extended his season-opening point streak to 21 games as the Edmonton Oilers downed Toronto 1-0 to hand the Maple Leafs their sixth straight home loss Saturday.
Mark Scheifele had a goal and three assists, Kyle Connor scored a goal in regulation and had the deciding shootout goal, and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday.
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson (lower-body) will miss Saturday’s contest against the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced.
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness will miss his second straight game with a health issue. Assistant coach Don Granato will be behind the bench on Saturday at home against the Philadelphia Flyers and will remain there on Monday when the team goes on the road to take on the New York Islanders.
Mark Scheifele has become the Winnipeg Jets’ all-time points leader with 930 points, passing Dale Hawerchuk.
Jordan Staal returned from injury, Andrei Svechnikov and Mark Jankowski each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Saturday to sweep the NHL’s Global Series in Finland’s capital.
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