The Maple Leafs like where they sit after 10 games, but their even-strength work needs ... well, work

The power play has carried them to the top of the North Division. But when the calls don’t go their way, even-strength play is critical. And as much as the Leafs’ record might feel good, the five-on-five numbers tell a different story.

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Rosie DiManno: Justin Holl, raised in hockey heaven, might be the Maple Leafs’ best defenceman so far

Numbers only tell part of the story, but Holl and Jake Muzzin have formed one of the NHL’s best defence tandems so far this season — and Holl has led the way. Just turned 29, success was a long time coming from humble beginnings in tiny Tonka Bay, Rosie DiManno writes.

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Dave Poulin: Funny. Caring. Special. Every George Armstrong story has a common thread

The long-time captain of the Maple Leafs, who died one week ago, made everyone feel good all the time. He just had that knack, Dave Poulin writes.

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Maple Leafs just miss Alberta sweep — thanks to Connor McDavid

End-to-end action. Pinpoint passing. All that, and funny retro-reverse uniforms in Edmonton on Saturday night.

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Connor McDavid scores a pair of goals in 4-3 overtime win for Oilers over Maple Leafs

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The Maple Leafs are better when Morgan Rielly is better

Back up to speed after injuries wrecked last season, Morgan Rielly is on top of his game and quarterbacking the league’s top power play ... among other things.

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Maple Leafs’ focus on the front of the net has created a top power play

Simmonds, Hyman are making life difficult for opposing goalies.

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Damien Cox: Sure, it’s early, but there’s a different look to the first-place Maple Leafs

The Leafs are smarter, older, better. And early gets late fairly quickly in a 56-game schedule.

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Looking North: Habs, Leafs still the teams to beat

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Hart Trophy Power Rankings: McDavid on mission to reclaim honor

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Leafs survive run of penalties to beat Oilers, stay perfect in Alberta

Draisaitl scores twice on the power play for Edmonton, but Matthews answers with the winner when Leafs get the man advantage.

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Matthews scores winner, Maple Leafs beat Oilers to extend win streak

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Are the Maple Leafs an elite team? It depends on what numbers you look at

They’re showing they can score some of the dirty goals, which should help come playoff time.

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NHL Thursday betting preview: Finding value in a busy slate

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The Leafs’ Mitch Marner decided to shoot more this season, and he’s shot right to the top

The forward entered Wednesday tied for the NHL scoring with his shoot-first, or at least shoot-more-often, mentality.

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Mitch Marner’s one-timer gives Maple Leafs a sweep of their two games in Calgary

The Leafs look like they might waste a near-perfect first period until Marner and Matthews combine for the winning goal.

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Mitch Marner scores game winner for Maple Leafs in 4-3 win over Flames

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Leafs backup goalie Jack Campbell out ‘for weeks,’ Michael Hutchinson returns to the No. 2 role

Hutchinson struggled in the role with Toronto last season, but rebounded after a trade to Colorado.

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Maple Leafs backup goalie Jack Campbell out ‘weeks’ with leg injury

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Leafs' Campbell out 'weeks' with leg injury

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Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs are getting even more out of Mitch Marner since he learned to fly

Intense off-season training built to ramp up Mitch Marner’s on-ice workload is paying off. No NHL forward has played more — or racked up more points, Dave Feschuk writes.

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Kekalainen: I wish Dubois would 'tell the truth' about trade request

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Frederik Andersen vs. Jack Campbell. The Maple Leafs, at full strength, might have an advantage in net

Campbell missed practice with an injury on the eve of Tuesday’s rematch against the Flames, after backstopping the Leafs’ victory on Sunday. The best NHL teams need two goalies they can rely on, especially in a condensed season.

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Tkachuk: It's 'classic' to accuse me of purposefully falling on Campbell

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NHL Power Rankings: 1st impression of every team

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Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs claw out a victory in Calgary, with an assist from George Armstrong

Instead of the team’s usual pre-game conclave, the Leafs watched a montage paying tribute to the late Leafs captain George Armstrong. It was essential, coach Sheldon Keefe said, to remind everyone about Armstrong’s impact on the franchise, on hockey. Then they went out and found a way to win, Rosie DiManno writes.

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The Maple Leafs start with a win out west. Wayne Simmonds on the power play is money in the bank

The Leafs improved to 5-2-0 in a 12-day stretch, and will take on the Flames again in Calgary on Tuesday night.

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‘One of a kind.’ Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong dead at 90

As one of the first players of Indigenous descent to play professional hockey, Armstrong signed with the Leafs organization in 1946 and remained part of the team for 75 years, winning four Stanley Cups and earning induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong dies at 90

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‘One of the legends.’ Why Brent Burns misses bearded buddy Joe Thornton so much

In many ways — maybe it was the beards — today’s younger players can credit the combination of Thornton and Burns for the freedom to be themselves, freedom not every hockey player has enjoyed through the years.

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The Maple Leafs are getting the best of John Tavares. No one’s talking about his contract now

There were fears the Leafs captain was starting to show his age last season, the beginning of the downside that happens even to elite athletes. But there’s no sign of it this year.

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No Matthews, No Problem: Minus their star centre, Maple Leafs down Oilers 4-2

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Leafs dig a little deeper to overcome injuries and win rematch with Oilers

The team’s best digger, Zach Hyman, was moved to the top line and led all Leafs in offensive puck possession.

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Oilers' Neal expected to make season debut vs. Leafs

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Looking North: A weekly dive into the all-Canadian division

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Auston Matthews, Joe Thornton out for Leafs’ rematch against Oilers

Leafs believe Auston Matthews’ upper-body issue isn’t serious, but Joe Thornton will be sidelined at least four weeks with a rib fracture.

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Toronto Maple Leafs won’t have Auston Matthews, Joe Thornton against Edmonton Oilers

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Thornton to miss at least 1 month with rib fracture, Matthews out vs. Oilers

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Oilers' Tippett: It 'baffles me' to have offense questioned after win

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The Maple Leafs appear to be in complete control despite their early record

Toronto is first in its division and second in the league in offensive zone puck control. That should help both the offence and the defence.

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Leafs look to regroup ahead of rematch with Oilers; Auston Matthews misses practice

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Oilers edge the Maple Leafs in a game that doesn’t live up to the hype

There wasn’t much offence from two talented teams with two of the NHL’s biggest stars.

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Keefe: Thornton likely to miss 'some time' after suffering injury vs. Oilers

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NHL betting preview: Best bets for Wednesday and Thursday night

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Dave Feschuk: Former Leafs coach Mike Babcock seems to be trying to position himself as a sympathetic figure. It’s not working

Former Red Wings forward Johan Franzen says he was terrified to go to the rink when the two were in Detroit. Babcock says Franzen’s comments sting.

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The Maple Leafs look to answer the question, ‘How do you solve a problem like McDavid?’

The Oilers are in town for the next two games and it’s going to take everybody to slow the NHL’s biggest offensive threat.

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Babcock calls Marner list incident 'major mistake' but disputes facts of story

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Stutzle day-to-day with minor injury

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Dave Feschuk: Frederik Andersen delivers the good in Leafs’ win over the Jets, silencing critics for a day

The Leafs’ goaltending situation is still evolving, but Frederik Andersen did what he had to do after a typically shaky start to the season — matching up well with the Vezina Trophy winner at the other end of the ice, Dave Feschuk writes.

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Maple Leafs send a message to the North, beating the Jets with a complete game

Tavares, Marner and, best of all, Andersen star in Leafs’ best effort of the season.

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Patrik Laine is following the Auston Matthews flight path. Even the Winnipeg Jets are asking: Who is this guy?

Now into season five, the Leafs have no reason to regret drafting Matthews first overall ahead of Laine in 2016. But the big Winnipeg winger who wanted out in the off-season appears to have turned a corner.

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Laine will not play vs. Leafs due to upper-body injury

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‘We’re classifying it as good news’: Leafs rookie Nick Robertson expected to miss only four weeks with knee injury

Also Monday, veteran centre Jason Spezza cleared waivers but the Leafs lost depth goaltender Aaron Dell to the New Jersey Devils.

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Leafs' Robertson out at least 4 weeks with knee injury

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The Maple Leafs take a risk by waiving Jason Spezza and Aaron Dell

Four goalies have been claimed off waivers in the last week and Edmonton, in town to face the Leafs on Wednesday, might have interest in Dell.

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Leafs place Dell, Spezza on waivers

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Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs turn it around in rematch with Senators

Marner scored and set up Joe Thornton’s first goal as a Leaf in Ottawa on Saturday night.

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Dave Feschuk: Leafs vs. Canadiens. Leafs vs. Senators. In sports, love-hate relationships aren’t always created equal

Researchers Joe Cobbs and David Tyler delved into the nuances of sports rivalries, with interesting results. Leafs fans surveyed, for instance, identified the Canadiens as Toronto’s chief rival, but Montreal respondents didn’t exactly reciprocate the feeling. Such unbalanced relationships between fan bases are far from unusual, Dave Feschuk writes.

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Well-rested Senators show the Leafs they can’t take any nights off

Second-period outburst helps Ottawa win its first game in 310 days.

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NHL weekend betting preview: Good value in all-Canadian matchups

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Maple Leafs could sing their way to success with a little team karaoke

Mitch Marner suggests karaoke could be the Leafs’ activity of choice as they look for something to do after practice and on the road.

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How the Jets plan to protect the net, and 7 other season-opening notes

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Dave Feschuk: The NHL has its cross-checks to bear, and that’s not good news for anyone in front of the net

The league has cracked down on slashing over the years but cross-checking? Only in the NHL does the $400-a-pop hockey stick get a more sacred level of protection than the $11-million-a-season hockey player, Dave Feschuk writes.

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Back-to-back games in Ottawa could help renew the Battle of Ontario for Leafs and Senators

The Senators complemented their young core in the off-season, and they’ll have nine chances this season to show off their upgrades to the Leafs.

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Maple Leafs to be featured on new Amazon docuseries

“All or Nothing: The Toronto Maple Leafs” will take fans behind the scenes this NHL season and be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories later this year.

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Top 5 plays from opening night of the NHL season

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Nylander praises Simmonds' fight as 'turning point' in win

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Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs got what they needed on opening night: two points and reasons for hope

Frederik Andersen wasn’t great, but he made some big saves in overtime. He and his teammates found a way to turn what began as a stinker into a win, Dave Feschuk writes.

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The Maple Leafs open with a win over the Canadiens and a hint of what the new guys can offer

Morgan Rielly scored with 1:36 left in overtime, on a feed from Tavares, and the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 for early bragging rights after the first of 10 head-to-head games against their Original Six rivals this season.

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Tortorella: Dubois 'hasn't given a reason' for trade request

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Amazon, NHL producing 'All or Nothing' docuseries on Maple Leafs

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21 predictions for the 2020-21 NHL regular season (and beyond)

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Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs enter season seven of the Shanaplan with seven burning questions. The potential tantalizes while the clock ticks

Patience is a virtue, as Leafs president Brendan Shanahan has preached from day one. But a seventh season without a bare minimum of playoff success ought to stretch anyone’s tolerance for the same-old storyline, Dave Feschuk writes.

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2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs game and broadcast schedule

The full game and television broadcast schedule for the Toronto Maple Leafs for the shortened 2020-21 NHL season.

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Maple Leafs 2021 preview: What to expect from every player, from Frederik Andersen to the taxi squad

Here’s a quick look at each member of the revamped Leafs roster, with contract status.

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‘It’s on us to create our own energy.’ Leafs vs. Canadiens on opening night was never like this

The Leafs season starts Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena with no crowd and the virtual equivalent of the pre-game traditions. Players can’t wait for the puck to drop.

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Maple Leafs 2021 preview: Five bold predictions

Trade Frederik Andersen? It could happen, if they think Jack Campbell can carry the load.

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