Maple Leafs star center John Tavares has been a key component of his hometown team in Toronto. And in this cover story from THN's Aug. 20, 2018 edition, writer Matt Larkin profiled Tavares in the earl
Tavares notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. Tavares has three goals and five assists over his last seven outings. The center set up an Auston Matthews tally late in the second period of this contest.
John Tavares, entering his seventh season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has remained a key player despite injuries to other important offensive players.
Playing at Las Vegas is a tough enough assignment that an F isn't on the table here, but a D feels appropriate.
The power play for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been red hot and has been a big reason for many of their recent wins. Toronto ranks third on the man-advantage since January 15 — converting on 33% of their opportunities — so that feels like a good spot to exploit in tonight’s betting market.
The Carolina Hurricanes Mikko Rantanen saga was quite an ordeal over the past week, finally concluding with him being traded to the Dallas Stars for Logan Stankoven, two first-round picks and two third-round picks on Friday afternoon.
According to an appearance with NHL Insider Chris Johnston, an extension doesn't seem likely right now with Tavares and the Leafs.
William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5.