Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares is aging like fine wine as he approaches his 500th career goal. On Saturday, he netted no. 499 with an overtime winner.

William Nylander’s 266-game streak ends, but the Toronto Maple Leafs rally behind depth scoring and a growing sense of resilience.

While the rest of the team has struggled, former captain John Tavares has been a standout for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the early stages of the 2025–26 season.

Anyway, Tavares would love to score his 500th NHL goal at Scotiabank Arena, and probably would prefer to get it done on Tuesday (in a victory, of course) before the Leafs travel. In 33 games against the Flames, Tavares has 12 goals.

While it hasn't been a blazing start for any of the newcomers (or the team), slowly, they may be taking steps in the right direction.

Jack Hughes scored the third hat trick of his NHL career as the New Jersey Devils topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. Cody Glass and Brenden Dillon also scored for New Jersey, and Jake Allen had 23 saves. Jesper Bratt added three assists.

The Leafs need their bold-faced players to start making more of an impact when it’s required. That’s captain Auston Matthews, who had an assist on Saturday, and William Nylander, who was a late scratch because of a lower-body injury. It was the first regular-season game that Nylander missed since April 2022, ending a 266-game run.

The Toronto Maple Leafs might just be the perfect landing spot for one of the NHL’s most discussed potential trade candidates. As the season kicks off, the Lea