The Toronto Maple Leafs’ game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday wasn’t even in the same stratosphere as Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders. The Leafs were faster, more energized and took the reins in the opening period,

David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews will return from an upper-body injury for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP, NESN). The center and Maple Leafs captain missed six games after reaggravating the injury Dec. 20 that forced him to miss nine in November.

Now that 2025 is here, the NHL is celebrating the past 25 years by revealing Quarter-Century Teams for each of the League's 32 franchises and the Arizona Coyotes. Each club will be represented by a First Team and Second Team of six players -- three forwards,

Matthew Knies had three goals and two assists, Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday night. Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists in his return after missing six games with an undisclosed upper-body injury,

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Although he will not suit up against the Islanders, it was notable to see Auston Matthews join several skaters for the club's optional skate. There is no timetable on when the Maple Leafs captain will return but the star center was worked hard on the ice and stayed along with scratches Pontus Holmberg, Conor Timmins and Marshall Rifai.

New York is a +115 underdog while Toronto is a -138 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals. The Islanders upset Toronto 10 days ago and now have to go on the road to play the Maple Leafs. Matthews will still be out, which is an issue for Toronto ...

Matthew Knies recorded his first career NHL hat trick and Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists Saturday, lifting Toronto to a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins in Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews return from injury.

The Boston Bruins wasted a rare outpour of offense while trying to keep up with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Playing from behind the entire night, the Bruins battled and responded with one timely goal after another.

But the Bruins rallied quickly. Just 12 seconds after Knies’ goal the rebound of Charlie McAvoy’s shot from the point, plopped in front of goalie Joseph Woll. Pavel Zacha alertly shuffled it to Morgan Geekie, who was moving in from the left wing. He tapped it in before Woll could lunge back through traffic to make it 2-1.