When Steven Lorentz glanced at the lineup chart on Monday morning ahead of Toronto Maple Leafs practice, he was a little surprised. Instead of his name being down on the fourth line beside David Kampf and Connor Dewar,
After the Toronto Maple Leafs were outclassed 3-0 by the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, head coach Craig Berube made several changes during Monday’s practice.
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander,
Matthews and Nylander both scored two goals as Toronto battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to beat New Jersey 4-3.
When the Core Four scorers need a jolt from the Bottom Six, it’s clear the Maple Leafs are stuck in a goal gulch. After potting six against Boston nine days ago, capped by Auston Matthews’ return from injury with an empty netter,
Another Maple Leafs win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, this one the third in three meetings this season. A pair of goals by Matthew Knies and another strong outing by Joseph Woll sent the Leafs to a 5-3 victory on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.
Steven Lorentz shared his thoughts on joining the Maple Leafs’ top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. The move came after Matthew Knies was replaced on the line.
Bobby McMann, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Steven Lorentz, Auston Matthews and David Kampf found the back of the net for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 32 saves.
Multiple members of the Maple Leafs have doubled down on Auston Matthews' initial comments about the Scotiabank Arena lacking energy after Ryan Reaves' fight.
Lorentz and Woll stood by Matthews after his words on Wednesday, also admitting how special Toronto's fanbase is.
“Noise is noise, every building can be quiet or loud. Home or road, energy is energy, so the louder the building, the more guys get up for it. It can be quiet at times going through a rough patch, but when the building is rocking — it could be booing you at an away rink or your fans trying to lift your spirits — we feed off that energy.”
The Leafs looked like the better team for most of the game, but couldn't solve Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins.