The 20-year-old centered the Maple Leafs' third line with Max Domi and Nick Robertson on his wings. Minten was recalled from the Marlies on Thursday after John Tavares went down with an injury at practice. Before Toronto's morning skate got underway, a few of the team's injured players were seen on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach, who will be behind Canada’s bench in the 4 Nations Face-Off next month, has chatted up roster members at every opportunity

Whether he’s adjusting to Berube’s system, his first season as a father, or a carousel of partners, the bottom line is that Morgan Rielly is still searching for his A game. Luke Fox provides updates on the D-man,

Despite a 4-3 victory their last time out, the Toronto Maple Leafs made one lineup change that should spark fireworks early against the Montreal Canadiens.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is the projected starter for Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Woll was in the visiting net during Saturday’s morning skate via David Alter of The Hockey News.

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

Two third-period goals by Auston Matthews pushed the ex-coach’s return to overtime, where William Nylander won it for the Leafs 70 seconds in, ending Toronto’s season-high three-game losing streak.

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.

John Tavares got tangled up with Chris Tanev and fell awkwardly late in Wednesday's practice. The 34-year-old centre was slow to his feet and immediately left the ice.

The upside of surviving the first half of a season spiked with injuries at all positions is that Brad Treliving has had plenty of time to root around the cupboards and pinpoint the deficiencies in his roster depth.

The Leafs’ offensive approach under Craig Berube depends on a hard and heavy forecheck, point shots and bodies around the net. “We gotta find a way to generate shots and get them through and have more traffic there,” Berube said over the weekend. “I didn’t think we won any of the rebound battles.”