Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Another eight-shot outing
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Tavares had an assist to go with a game-high eight shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.
Tavares was buzzing around the net all night, reaching the eight-shot mark for a second consecutive game. One of those eight shots produced a rebound that Timothy Liljegren pounced on to tie the score with less than five minutes left in regulation. Tavares' 48 points through 49 games are good for fourth on the Maple Leafs.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two points against former club
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Tavares scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
The 32-year-old hasn't always had a lot of success against the team that drafted him -- Tavares has only four goals and seven points in 10 career games against the Isles -- but he made an impact Monday, setting up William Nylander for the Leafs' first goal of the night early in the second period, then having Nylander return the favor less than three minutes later. Tavares is putting together a strong January, and over the last 10 games he's piled up six goals and 13 points.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Point per game through 42
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Tavares had a goal and a power-play assist in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Predators.
Tavares opened the scoring with his 20th goal of the season. His 22nd assist of the campaign set up Mitch Marner's game-winner with 1:15 left in the third. With 42 points in as many games, Tavares is on pace to reach the 80-point threshold for the fifth time in what's been a strong career, other than a glaring lack of playoff success.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Hits 40-point mark
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Tavares scored a goal and registered two assists in the Leafs' 6-2 win against Philadelphia on Sunday.
Tavares' second helper was recorded while Toronto had the man advantage. He's on a three-game point streak and has contributed four goals and eight points in his last five contests. That hot streak has pushed Tavares up to 19 goals and 40 points in 41 contests.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two goals including winner
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Tavares scored twice Saturday in a 4-1 win over Detroit.
Tavares scored the winner at 6:37 of the second period when he took a pass from Calle Jarnkrok, went in alone and fired the puck past Magnus Hellberg's glove. He scored into an empty net late in the third. Tavares has three goals in his last two games and seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games. Overall, he sits with 18 goals and 37 points in 40 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Nice hands on power-play snipe
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Tavares scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Seattle.
It was Tavares' 16th goal of the season and eighth with the man advantage. It was a nice tip in front of the net on a point shot from Mitch Marner. Tavares was probably the only engaged Leaf on the night -- he delivered three hits and won 14-of-19 face-offs.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Helps Leafs top Avalanche
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Tavares recorded two assists in Toronto's 6-2 win against the Avalanche on Saturday.
Tavares' first assist came at 6:51 of the first period on Mitch Marner's opening goal, and his second helper was recorded on Michael Bunting's power-play marker at 0:34 of the second frame. Tavares has 15 goals and 34 points in 37 contests in 2022-23. The 32-year-old was held off the scoresheet for three straight games from Dec. 15-20, but he's bounced back by contributing a goal and four points over his last four contests.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Scores goal Tuesday
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Tavares scored a goal on four shots in the Maple Leafs' 5-4 overtime win over the Blues on Tuesday.
Tavares scored off a feed from Mitch Marner to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission. December has been a quiet month for the Maple Leafs' captain, as he's scored just three goals and six points in 10 games. On the season, Tavares has 15 goals and 32 points in 35 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Back on track
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Tavares supplied a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.
As he often does, Tavares found Mitch Marner for a textbook one-timer, which held up as the game-winning tally. Tavares was held without a point in three straight games leading up to Thursday's clash with the Flyers, but it was only a matter of time before the venerable pivot reverted to his playmaking ways. Overall, the future Hall of Famer is performing as expected with 14 goals and 17 helpers through 34 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two points in victory
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Tavares logged a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-0 win over Anaheim.
Tavares buried a net-front feed from Mitch Marner to extend Toronto's lead to 2-0 in the first period. He'd add an assist on Michael Bunting's tally in the second. The veteran center had cooled off a bit after a torrid stretch in November, but he's now recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four contests. Tavares has 14 goals and 16 assists through 30 games this season.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Four-game, seven-point streak
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Tavares delivered two assists Friday in a 4-3 win over the Wild.
He got secondary helpers on goals by Mitch Marner and Calle Jarnkrok. He's riding a four-game, seven-point streak (three goals, four assists) and has 25 points in 22 games. Tavares continues to defy Father Time -- his summer off-ice work has given him both an extra step in transition and more strength and agility while protecting the puck and evading defenders.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Gets back at old club
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Tavares scored a goal during Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the visiting Islanders.
Tavares, who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Islanders in 2009, scored for the third time in four games Monday. The 32-year-old center connected off a first-period one-timer from the slot, benefitting from a power-play touch pass by William Nylander, tying the game at 1-1. Tavares, who added three shots during the defeat, has collected three goals and seven points during his past four outings.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Pots 400th career goal
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Tavares scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Penguins.
Both points came in the first period, as Tavares opened the scoring with a snapshot from the high slot past Casey DeSmith before collecting a helper on a Mitch Marner tally. Tavares' goal was the 400th of his career, and on the season the 32-year-old has nine goals and 18 points through 17 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Deposits game-winner
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Tavares scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Tavares broke a 1-1 tie with his tally at 8:24 of the third period. The center has already picked up four goals and one assist through the first three games in November. He's at eight tallies, seven helpers, 47 shots, 14 hits and a minus-2 rating in 13 contests overall. With plenty of power-play time and a second-line role at even strength, Tavares' offense is right where it should be early in 2022-23.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Leads by example with hat trick
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Tavares scored three goals and added an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Flyers. One goal and the assist came on the power play.
Tavares twice helped the Maple Leafs double up the Flyers, giving Toronto a 2-1 lead in the first before putting the hosts up 4-2 in the third with a highlight reel goal on which he turned his defender inside out before jamming home his own rebound. Toronto's captain finished off the hat trick with a power-play goal. There were less than five minutes remaining but Flyers backup Felix Sandstrom was still in the net. Prior to scoring three goals himself, Tavares helped Auston Matthews get the Maple Leafs on the board with the extra man. Tavares has seven goals and seven assists through 11 games, putting the second-line center above a point-per-game pace for the first time since 2018-19, when he potted a career-best 47 goals en route to 88 points in 82 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Four-game, five-point streak
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Tavares scored a power-play goal in a 4-2 loss to the Kings on Saturday.
Tavares is on a four-game, five-point scoring streak and has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in nine games to lead the Maple Leafs. He has managed at least a point in nine of the 10 games and is quieting Leafs fans who spent the summer wondering loudly whether Tavares was delivering value to the team.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Adds power-play helper
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Tavares posted a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Tavares continues to get on the scoresheet -- he's been held without a point just once in eight games. He helped out on an Auston Matthews game-tying goal in the third period of this contest. For the year, Tavares has nine points (six on the power play), 30 shots on net, 10 hits and a minus-2 rating.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Delivers assist Monday
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Tavares recorded an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Golden Knights.
Tavares missed a little time during the game after he was hit in the leg by a teammate's shot, but he was able to finish the contest. Reports of the 32-year-old's decline have been greatly exaggerated -- he has produced three goals, five assists, five power-play points, 27 shots on net, 10 hits and a minus-1 rating through seven games to begin the year. Playing in the top six on a strong team should allow him to keep his scoring numbers high throughout 2022-23.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Thrives with man advantage
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Tavares connected on a pair of power-play goals Saturday, propelling the Maple Leafs past the Jets, 4-1.
Tavares, who had just one two-goal game last season, utilized the power play Saturday to produce his first multi-marker effort this season. All three of Tavaras' goals this season have come with the man advantage. The 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick scored his first Saturday after creating a turnover near the crease area and lifting a shot over goalie Connor Hellebuyck's shoulder. Tavares, who added four shots Saturday, has 119 career power-play goals.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Strong start continues
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Tavares leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with five points, including four assists, in five games. He has points in all four games the team has played this season.
Number 91 has gotten off to a hot start this season. His assist Monday against the Coyotes made him the fifth-highest scorer in the NHL since he joined the league. It was also his 900th point, which makes him the 12th active player list to hit that milestone. The milestones will likely continue for Tavares -- he's eight goals shy of 400 (392) and 47 games from the 1,000 mark on his career.
