The Toronto Maple Leafs are headed back to the playoffs. With a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, the Leafs clinched a ninth consecutive trip to the postseason. Toronto entered the game only needing a single point to clinch.

If the Toronto Maple Leafs lose Mitch Marner and/or John Tavares, will they wait to sign anyone until a name like McDavid makes his decision?

TORONTO – The Florida Panthers will take the ice without captain Aleksander Barkov and Nico Sturm against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Both players suffered apparent injuries in Tuesday’s loss at Montreal.

Toronto’s top line stepped up in a major way in the third. Auston Matthews set up Mitch Marner to give the Leafs the lead with nine minutes to play, and Marner then made a perfect stretch pass to set up Knies for a breakaway goal. Sam Reinhart pulled the Panthers within one with two minutes left, but that’s as close as they would get.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks NHL game from March 30, 2025 on ESPN.

Ryan Reaves returned to the American Hockey League for the first time in over a decade on Wednesday, making his Toronto Marlies debut in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Utica Comets. However, it wasn’t his first AHL appearance since the 2010-11 season that drew attention.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are linked to replace John Tavares with a former 43-goalscorer in the offseason, according to The Athletic.