Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and had an assist and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in a shootout after blowing a late lead.

For the third straight season, William Nylander has scored 40 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward scored his 40th in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday to reach the plateau in back-to-back-to-back seasons in just his 71st game of the season.

The Marlies signed Arizona State University forward Ryan Kirwan to a two-year contract, beginning next season. He will join the AHL club on a professional tryout for the remainder of this year.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most storied franchises in all of hockey. In fact, only one team in league history — the Montreal Canadiens — have won more Stanley Cups than the Leafs. However,

NHL analyst Stephen Nixon urges the Toronto Maple Leafs to move on from star forward John Tavares in free agency.

Even as his five-on-five struggles continue, Matthews proved he can still summon up something extra when his team needs it.

With Prokop and Haymes serving as the latest NCAA alums to sign on the dotted line with the Maple Leafs, it feels like a good time to look back at the club’s success rate of college signings by ranking the top-five biggest NCAA-to-Toronto success stories of the past decade: