William Nylander, the Leafs' leader in goals, has earned coach Craig Berube's trust with his skill and a few enlightening, private chats.

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.

Bobby McMann has emerged as one of Toronto's most dynamic and exciting young forwards, and some analysts believe he's earned his spot in the upper part of the lineup.

Seeking to fire up the lethargic Leafs from a 3-0 deficit at the time, the 38-year-old Reaves tried to goad Xhekaj. While like-minded scrappers usually engage, the latter refused, gesturing to the scoreboard trying to make Reaves look silly. From that point, the Leafs scored seven unanswered.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll received a maintenance day and did not practice Tuesday. Woll has been operating as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 goaltender and has started in Toronto’s past four games.

The Leafs, after losing three straight, fired off three consecutive victories and are one of the NHL’s hottest teams, winning eight of their last 11.

Joseph Woll is set to make his 24th start of the season on Monday, which will mark a new career high for the Leafs goaltender. "He feels like he's in a good spot," said head coach Craig Berube.

The Maple Leafs scored seven straight to overcome a 3-0 first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Canadiens.

Saturday, 7 p.m. TV: Sportsnet RADIO: 590 ODDS Toronto +170, Montreal –215 THE BUZZ The Canadiens are slowly making believers of their fans again in the depths of winter, on a heater of 11-2-1 that has included beating some very good teams.

For the third time this season the Toronto Maple Leafs took on their former coach Sheldon Keefe and for the third time they came out victorious. Despite falling

The Toronto Maple Leafs are again down a key player due to injury. John Tavares will now be marked as week-to-week. His return is unknown. The team has had a

With John Tavares unavailable to play on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube was forced to shuffle the forward lines.