Steven Lorentz showed his frustration outwardly with an NHL official on Wednesday as the Maple Leafs continue to struggle to score in disappointing loss to Wild.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday (Jan. 29). The Maple Leafs have two winless skids of three straight games in January.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube stood up for Morgan Rielly when asked about the defenseman's struggles following a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. "Can Morgan play better?

The Maple Leafs are pushing through a rough stretch of games. Posting a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, the Leafs have dropped three in a row and fallen from first place in the

The sub-par hockey caught up to the Leafs on Wednesday night, when their loss to the Minnesota Wild, coupled with the Florida Panthers’ win against the Los Angeles Kings, dropped the Leafs to second place in the Atlantic Division, one point back of the defending Stanley Cup-champion Panthers.

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Matthews was named captain of the Maple Leafs on Aug. 14, taking over for John Tavares, who passed along the role to star forward. Matthews is the 26th captain in the club's history and the first US-born player to wear the "C' for Toronto.

William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight in regulation. Joseph Woll had 22 saves. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.

Rielly is the only Leafs defenceman to play in all 51 games and he has 22 points. He’s on pace for 35 points in 82 games, a far cry from the 58 points he had in 72 games in 2023-24. And being taken off the top power play has to be a blow to his pride.

“We all put a lot of pressure on ourselves to perform,” said Rielly, who lost a battle behind his net that led to Minnesota’s first goal. “We’re all striving to be the best we can be. When it’s not going your way, you do everything you can to change that. It starts with hard work and being a good teammate.”

“I’m playing with my food here a little bit,” the Florida Panthers’ veteran coach said.