APRIL 27, 2023 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 13-7-2 · 1ST IN EAST, ATLANTIC
13-7-2 · 1ST IN EAST, ATLANTIC
Next Game at Lightning · Sun 12:00AM
TOR -120 TOTAL 6.5
Toronto hockey fans to gather downtown as Maple Leafs try to exorcise playoff demons Gates to the event at the square open two hours before 7 p.m. puck drop and close by the end of second intermission.
Opinion | Luke Schenn adds bonding to Maple Leafs' playoff menu The veteran defenceman, acquired at the trade deadline, credits a pair of team dinners for helping to keep things loose on the road in Tampa...
APRIL 27, 2023 • THESTAR.COM
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs The Toronto Maple Leafs can break a curse, and the Winnipeg Jets are hanging on to their playoff hopes.
APRIL 27, 2023 • THESTAR.COM
Have the Leafs solved Andrei Vasilevskiy and four more questions before Game 5 Five important questions based on observations from tracking the first four games of the series in detail.
APRIL 27, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Odds, Predictions for Maple Leafs vs. Lightning, Devils vs. Rangers, Jets vs. Knights See odds, expert picks and predictions for Thursday's Stanley Cup Playoff games.
APRIL 27, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Ilya Samsonov - Set to start Thursday Samsonov is expected to start at home in Game 5 against Tampa Bay on Thursday, according to Joe Yerdon of the Bleacher Report.
Impact Samsonov has an ugly 3.72 GAA and .876 save percentage through four playoff games, but he's gotten plenty of offensive support and has a 3-1 record in that span. During the regular season, he posted a 2.33 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 42 outings. Tampa Bay had the eighth-ranked offense with 3.41 goals per game during the 2022-23 campaign.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Erik Gustafsson - Out again Gustafsson (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Lightning in Game 5, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
Impact Gustafsson will miss his eighth straight game. With the Maple Leafs ahead 3-1 in the series, it's unclear how much of this is a lingering injury and how much is the team not wanting to mess with a winning formula. It's safe to assume Gustafsson will be out indefinitely until more information is available.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Morgan Rielly - Three-game goal streak Rielly scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 5 on Thursday.
Impact Rielly opened the scoring early in the first period when he took a pass from behind the net and shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy's glove from the slot. Rielly has been on fire this postseason and has eight points (three goals, five assists) in four games. He's currently on a three-game goal streak.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Auston Matthews - Five-game, eight-point streak Matthews scored a goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Lightning in Game 5.
Impact Matthews put in a rebound at the side of the net at 16:26 of the third with Ilya Samsonov pulled for a 6-on-5 advantage to stretch his goal streak to three games (four goals). He has put up points in all five of the Leafs postseason games (four goals, four assists).
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ilya Samsonov - Some good, some bad in loss Samsonov made 34 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Lightning on Thursday in Game 5. He allowed three goals.
Impact Samsonov was outstanding at times and porous at others. He would certainly like Mikey Eyissmont's goal back -- he was pushed wide and fired a bad-angle shot from below thed left circle that trickled through Samsonov's five hole in the second period that pushed the score to 2-1. And the netminder was caught out of position on Nicholas Paul's goal in the third that stood as the winner. He should rebound for Game 6 on Saturday.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
John Tavares - Two assists in tough night Tavares picked up two assists in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 5 on Thursday.
Impact Tavares had been held scoreless in the previous two games, but he still has six points (three goals, three assists) and 19 shots in five games. Despite the assists, he and Mitch Marner struggled on the night. Tavares will be better in Game 6.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Marner - Extends streak despite tough outing Marner picked up an assist Thursday in a 4-2 loss to the Lightning in Game 5.
Impact Marner stretched his point streak to five games and 11 points (two goals, nine assists), but he struggled on the night. He was stymied on a breakaway and seemed to struggle under heavy checking. Still, Marner is tied with Roope Hintz for the NHL scoring lead. He should be better Saturday when the Leafs meet the Bolts in Game 6 in Tampa Bay.
APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Opinion | Leafs forward Michael Bunting can only sit and watch — and stay ready, his coach says Keefe isn’t about to mess with a lineup that has won three straight games.
APRIL 27, 2023 • THESTAR.COM
Maple Leafs 'executing the game plan really well' Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy says Andrei Vasilevskiy tipped his hat to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
APRIL 26, 2023 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Maple Leafs hope to take major step in Game 5 vs. Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs take a 3-1 series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning into Thursday night’s game in front of an energetic and perhaps nervous home crowdAPRIL 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maple Leafs out for finishing kick vs. proven Lightning After coming back twice to win in overtime on the road, the Toronto Maple Leafs will try to finish the job at home Thursday night against th...
APRIL 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
SIMMONS: The paradox of William Nylander and big game play All wrapped up in the 6-foot and 204-pound package that is William Nylander is everything about the Maple Leafs that can be great and everyt...
APRIL 26, 2023 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Past and present motivation for Leafs to finish off the Bolts The Leafs look to win their first playoff series in 19 years on Thursday, but there's more than just rewriting history at stake.
APRIL 26, 2023 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM
Matthew Knies | Practice Matthew Knies speaks with the media following Wednesday's practice.
APRIL 26, 2023 • NHL.COM
William Nylander | Practice William Nylander speaks with the media after Wednesday's practice.
APRIL 26, 2023 • NHL.COM
Michael Bunting | Practice Michael Bunting speaks with the media following Wednesday's practice.
APRIL 26, 2023 • NHL.COM
Keefe sticking with same Maple Leafs lineup for Game 5; Bunting won't play Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is sticking with the lineup that has won the past three games against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
APRIL 26, 2023 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Maple Leafs, Sens, Wild and Wings headed to Sweden in November Four NHL teams, including the Maple Leafs and Senators, are going to Sweden as part of the Global Series.
APRIL 26, 2023 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM
Wild, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Senators going to Sweden
The NHL is sending four teams to Sweden next season as part of its annual Global SeriesAPRIL 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The case for Michael Bunting getting back in the Maple Leafs lineup Bunting’s time in purgatory is now up. Will he get back in for Game 5? Can the Maple Leafs trust Bunting not to cross the line again?
APRIL 26, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
