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I only have two words. Matthew Knies. There genuinely has to be some kind of superior force at work here. Ever since Knies lost the Frozen Four on the sheet of ice at Amalie Arena, completely unrelated to the Tampa Bay Lightning at all, he has turned into a complete and utter force against that hockey team. He entered Wednesday night’s game with seven goals and 13 points in … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: Matthew Knies continues utter domination of Lightning in biggest win of season

If you’re facing the Florida Panthers when they’re on their game, you’re often going to have a bad time unless you show up with everything firing on all cylinders. The Toronto Maple Leafs, unfortunately, were not. The Panthers were losers of five straight games heading into Tuesday night’s contest and subject to lighthearted speculation that they were purposely mailing it in … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: Panthers shut down Maple Leafs in final regular season matchup

In a few short days, it really feels like the potential of a Round 1 Battle of Ontario is slipping away. That’s because the Florida Panthers are sliding. And sliding fast. That’s where the conversation started on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. In case you missed it, on Sunday, Paul Maurice and the Cats raised some eyebrows when they scratched a lot of their big boys. … [Read more...] about The Leafs should use Florida’s blatant tank job as motivation: Leafs Morning Take

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz recorded his second shutout of the season on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Stolarz stopped all 27 shots he faced against a desperate Blue Jackets team trying to punch their ticket to the playoffs to record his fifth consecutive victory. “Our third period. I thought we were extremely disciplined, kinda didn’t sit back,” … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs’ Anthony Stolarz is solely focused on winning with playoffs on the horizon

Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin has officially rewritten the history books, becoming the NHL’s all-time goals leader. Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career on Sunday against the New York Islanders, surpassing Wayne Gretzky during the second period on the power play. Ovechkin fittingly scored from inside the faceoff circle, where he’s torched opposing … [Read more...] about Alexander Ovechkin breaks NHL’s all-time goals record, surpassing Wayne Gretzky