The Maple Leafs are first in the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who defeated the Buffalo ...

The Montreal Canadiens can clinch a playoff spot while relaxing Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs hope to secure the Atlantic Division title just across the Peace Bridge. A busy ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the verge of clinching their first-ever Atlantic Division title, needing just one point against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in a game on TSN.

In a recent NHL players poll, the Toronto Maple Leafs got a little peer respect. Will they be able to earn that respect during the playoffs?

The Toronto Maple Leafs may be the last team that needs a reminder of how injuries can impact a playoff series. The ol’ “war of attrition” cliché keeps getting dusted off this time of year because it ...

Ivan Demidov joined the Montreal Canadiens last week after concluding his season with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL. On Monday, in his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks, the 19-year-old forward ...

How different would the Mats Sundin-era Toronto Maple Leafs look if he were joined by Vincent Lecavalier? It’s a hypothetical that almost came to fruition in 2001.

The NHL's wild-card races and a division title could come down to tiebreakers. How the tiebreaker procedure works.

It was shaping up as a perfect script for the Montreal Canadiens to punch their ticket to the playoffs. After years of rebuilding, top prospect Ivan Demidov — one of the final core pieces of that ...

The NHLPA released its annual player poll on Tuesday and, for the seventh consecutive season, Montreal's Bell Centre has topped the list of NHL arenas with the best ice.

A win of any variety for the Wild clinches their playoff spot (regardless of what the Flames do); the Wild can also clinch if they lose in OT/shootout and the Flames lose in any fashion. The Ducks are ...

Demidov was the No. 5 pick in last year's NHL draft. He led his Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg, in scoring with 49 points ...