Expert recap and game analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay NHL game from December 8, 2025 on ESPN.

Don’t look now, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are officially on a three-game winning streak. On Thursday night, the team wrapped up a six-game road trip with a 5-1 defeat of the Carolina Hurricanes. It was another complete effort,

Alexander Wennberg scored with 2:49 left in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night. Wennberg scored the winner when he kicked the puck from his skate to his stick from in tight.

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The Maple Leafs are running out of defencemen. The 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night was difficult enough for the Leafs to digest, given that they had a 2-0 lead in the second period only for the visitors at Scotiabank Arena to tie the game late in the third period.

Tuesday night’s tribute to Toronto Maple Leafs announcer Joe Bowen made me think about how much of my hockey education has come from listening to Bowen and sidekick Jim Ralph call games on the radio.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' seemingly miraculous turnaround could be credited to one specific area that has seen major improvements.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hanging on by a thread. They own a five-game losing streak heading into Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues. To go along with that, they sit in the second-to-last position in the Eastern Conference. Unless things ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs walked away with two points on Monday night, but few inside their dressing room see that victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a solid win. Instead of feeling confident in their game, the team’s third-period pushback was ...

The Maple Leafs’ push for consistency stalled after a blown lead against the Sharks, putting fresh scrutiny on Auston Matthews. A sharp critique from ex-Leaf Jay Rosehill intensified the focus, even though Matthews scored and showed steady form.