Leafs star Mitch Marner is in the midst of one of his best seasons, and the 27-year-old was the catalyst of a 5-3 victory over the Lightning.

On Feb. 12, the Toronto forward will exchange the blue-and-white maple leaf on his chest for the red-and-white one of Canada for the opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Sweden (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

The Colorado Avalanche trading star Mikko Rantanen signifies a change in their team-building approach from front-loading their squad to improving their depth.

There was an abundance of star talent on the ice Monday, and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best players rose to the occasion in a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Lightning star winger Nikita Kucherov, minus-3 on the night, was trying to make a pass at the Toronto blue line, but his turnover led to a breakaway for William Nylander that he buried for his 28th goal of the season and a 2-0 Toronto lead.

TORONTO — Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night. Auston Matthews and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 27 saves. Mitch Marner added ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders after Brandon Hagel's two-goal game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Lightning's 3-0 win.

Knies netted a backhand with 23 seconds left in the second period and then found the back of the net again on a power play after Tampa Bay had trimmed Toronto’s lead to 3-2 in the third. The 22-year-old left winger now has 18 goals for the season, a career best.

As Bissonnette explained on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs should pursue the signing of new Carolina Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen if he gets to free agency and Toronto lets Mitch Marner walk.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly interested in signing the soon-to-be free agent Brandon Saad. The forward has been going through a rough season with the St.

After struggling to convert scoring changes, Tampa Bay has just 1 goal through the first 2 periods but makes it stick.

Gino Reda is joined by TSN Hockey Insiders to discuss what the salary cap might look like next season, the trade speculation surrounding J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson with the Vancouver Canucks, Drew Doughty’s status for the 4 Nation Face-Off,