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In this edition of The Hockey News Morning Skate, Eric Cruikshank and Michael Traikos recap Easton Cowan's standout performance in the Toronto Maple Leafs' win over the New York Islanders, Nathan MacKinnon's fight in the Colorado Avalanche's win over the Los Angeles Kings, and more.
After an offseason full of change, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the win column for the first time during the 2026-27 campaign. The Maple Leafs responded to losing Tuesday night to the Montreal Canadiens by taking down the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday in their second game of the season at Scotiabank Arena. In…
The New York Islanders "tried very hard" in an attempt to land the big fish, Kirill Marchenko. They were beat to the punch by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who also, incidentally, beat them Wednesday night, 2-1, in the Isles' opening game of the season. But as Pierre LeBrun tells us in The Athletic , general manager Mathieu Darche is not done trying to improve his team. Not by a long shot. Darche is still trying to take another 'big swing.' Much has been made of the Montreal Canad...
The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up their first win of the new season against the New York Islanders on Wednesday (Sept. 30). After being one of the busiest teams in…
The Blackhawks still don't have a timeline for Connor Bedard. Jake Sanderson likely ready for their opener, and Mathew Barzal is close to skating.
The Blackhawks still don't have a timeline for Connor Bedard. Jake Sanderson likely ready for their opener, and Mathew Barzal is close to skating.
Easton Cowan was arguably the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best player in their 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. After picking up an assist in the season opener, the Maple Leafs’ second-youngest player turned in another impressive performance in their first win of the season, scoring the game-winner and picking up an…
Last Devils Game On Saturday, the Devils defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 4-1. Luke Evangelista scored two goals, including a beautiful power play goal in the first period to open the scoring. Arseny Gritsyuk and Dougie Hamilton each added a goal in the second period to put the game out of […]
Although it’s the opening week of the season, there was a significant sense of urgency displayed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. Easton Cowan was terrific, notching a goal and an assist, while Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves in the winning effort. It’s been a whirlwind week…
The Islanders and Maple Leafs treated us to a savagely uninteresting Isles 2-1 loss in Toronto to open the season, and one can only hope it’s not a harbinger, like one hopes the AI swarms don’t escape the lab and kill us all. Victor Eklund played his second NHL game, so that was neat, and […]
After the Maple Leafs’ first win of the season (2-1 over NYI), head coach Jim Hiller discussed the bottom six’s contributions, Easton Cowan’s strong start to the year, Anthony Stolarz’s great performance, and the second unit’s power-play goal. Did your team play a more connected game tonight? Hiller: At times, for sure. At times, and […] The post Jim Hiller on Easton Cowan’s big night vs. NYI: “I just like his trajectory and how mentally he really wants it… Exciting young player” appeared fi...
The Islanders were short-handed in this game. They were without...
The Toronto Maple Leafs took home their first win of the season on the second half of their back-to-back to open the new campaign, defeating the New York Islanders 2-1. The Leafs came out much slower than they did on Wednesday night, but in contrast, they picked it up throughout the period and ended up…
The Islanders open the 2026-27 season in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs have already lost once, in their opener last night to their rivals from Quebec. Scott Mayfield and Kyle MacLean appear to be the scratches (Matt Kessel too) based on the morning skate, as captured by Andrew Gross for Newsday and confirming the projection […]
The New York Islanders face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night in NHL action. How to Watch Islanders vs Maple Leafs New York begins the 2026-27 season after closing the preseason with a 4-1 loss to…
Islanders vs. Maple Leafs preview: New York opens its season in Toronto as the Maple Leafs look to rebound from an opening loss to Montreal on Sept. 30.
Can the Maple Leafs clean up some of the sloppy execution from game one in a tired situation against NYI in the Islanders’ season opener? (7:30 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime) Game Day Quotes Islanders head coach Pete DeBoer on what he saw from a much-changed Leafs team that was still finding its chemistry vs. Montreal: […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders – Game #2 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Ahead of the matchup against the Maple Leafs, Islanders head coach Pete DeBoer discussed his impressions of a much-changed Toronto team, Gavin McKenna, Jim Hiller’s coaching style, Matias Maccelli facing his former club, and much more. What are you feeling on the first day of the new season? DeBoer: Excitement. Butterflies. It never gets old, […] The post Pete DeBoer on Leafs head coach Jim Hiller: “His teams have an identity… When you played [LA], you knew exactly what they’re trying to do,...
Ahead of the Leafs vs. Islanders game, head coach Jim Hiller discussed the areas his team needs to clean up after their season-opening loss to Montreal, Darren Raddysh’s adjustment to Toronto, the Rielly-Raddysh pairing, early impressions of Kirill Marchenko, and lineup changes for the second game of the back-to-back. After a night’s sleep and a […] The post Jim Hiller on the chemistry of the Rielly-Raddysh pairing: “It’ll take time… Everybody will get better together” appeared first on Mapl...
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bo Groulx will make his season debut against the New York Islanders, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed Wednesday. Groulx was a healthy scratch for Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The 26-year-old recorded three goals and five points in 13 games with the Maple Leafs last season. Groulx was also…
Morgan Rielly is the longest-tenured member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and is uniquely qualified to point out how this season may differentiate from others during his career. Toronto is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, but will have to quickly regroup, hosting the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Although the Maple…
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In four separate instances, DeBoer has taken a team to the Conference Final during his first season with the club.
Brock Faber undergoes surgery for a skull fracture. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for two weeks. Updates on some injured Buffalo Sabres.
Brock Faber undergoes surgery for a skull fracture. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for two weeks. Updates on some injured Buffalo Sabres.