Jake McCabe scored the overtime winner for the Maple Leafs after logging heavy minutes trying to limit Sidney Crosby on Monday. The defenceman is playing some of his best hockey as the playoffs loom.

While it's difficult to glean major takeaways from a good team thumping a bad one, the most compelling aspect of Mitch Marner's long-awaited return date may be Keefe's decision to sprinkle his most potent offensive weapons across three lines.

In this edition, Luke Fox covers awards votes leaked (kinda), beware Andrei Vasilevskiy, Buffalo deflates, Auston Matthews to snap Mats Sundin's record, Larry David backs the Breadman and seven more NHL goodies.

Ilya Samsonov is back to his glove-windmilling, smiling, joking self and has earned the Toronto Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association's honour of being nominated for the 2024 Bill Masterton Trophy.

While far from perfect, Ryan Reaves' renewal has given the Maple Leafs' fourth line some swagger this week. Luke Fox looks at why the forward belongs in the Leafs' Game 1 lineup.

Toronto doesn't have a traditional one-two, all-situations, no-worries punch on the back end. As a result, the Maple Leafs will be banking on depth and diversity on defence as they try and win the Cup.

The Toronto Maple Leafs matched the Cats claw for claw in a spirited 90-hit affair and pounced all over all-star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.