BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets as winners of three games in a row. Toronto is 46-25-4 overall and 24-13-1 in home games. The Maple Leafs are seventh in league play with 244 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).

The Maple Leafs are providing plenty of reasons for optimism as the playoffs near. Justin Bourne breaks down the team’s promising play as of late.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are routinely one of the NHL’s best-performing teams in the regular season but can’t keep things together in the playoffs. With another solid season under their belt ...

John Tavares scored twice and the Toronto Maple ... and the Maple Leafs are 5-1-1 in their past seven games. Alex Laferriere scored, Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves, and the Kings had their franchise-record 15-game home point streak snapped.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got back in the win column in Los Angeles on Saturday, defeating the Kings 3-1. With the win, they moved from third to first in the Atlantic Division with 92 points.

After last season, it looked like time was finally catching up to Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares. Tavares, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, scored just 65 points (29 goals ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs returned to practice on Monday at Ford Performance Centre, looking to reset after a frustrating end to their road trip. Their 5-2 collapse against the 30th-placed Nashville Predators – a team that had lost four straight entering the game – left a sour taste,

John Tavares scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Saturday. Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 36 saves, and the Maple Leafs ...