Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Three points including GWG
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Tavares scored the game-winning goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Red Wings.
Toronto was down 2-0 heading into the third period, but the line of Tavares, William Nylander and Tyler Bertuzzi combined for three goals and eight points in the final frame. There's no hotter player in the NHL than Nylander, but Tavares is off to a strong start to the season as well, delivering seven goals -- three of them game-winners -- and 19 points through 16 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two helpers in Wednesday's loss
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Tavares collected two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Senators.
The veteran center had a hand in each of Toronto's first two goals of the night. Tavares snapped a brief three-game point drought with the performance, and on the season he's up to five goals and 14 points in 13 games, taking full advantage of having the red-hot William Nylander on his wing.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Pots lone goal in loss
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Tavares scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Tavares got the Maple Leafs on the board midway through the third period, but the Kings still held a 3-1 lead, and Toronto was unable to get anything else past goaltender Cam Talbot. While Tavares saw a seven-game point streak snapped Saturday versus the Predators, the 33-year-old continues to be one of Toronto's top scoring threats. He's at five goals, seven helpers, 37 shots on net, 11 hits and a plus-2 rating through nine contests overall.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Deposits empty-netter
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Tavares scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Stars.
Tavares had to wait until late in the third period to extend his season-opening point streak to seven games. The 33-year-old has scored in four of his last five contests, and he's up to 11 points on the season. The center has added 29 shots on net, a plus-2 rating, eight hits and four blocked shots. Tavares remains dialed in as the second-line center and one of Toronto's most consistent forwards in the early going.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Perfect start to season continues
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Tavares notched a goal in a 4-1 win over Washington on Tuesday.
Tavares scored the game-winning goal early in the second period when he redirected a pass from Morgan Rielly past Darcy Kuemper. It was the center's third goal of the season. Tavares' perfect start to the season continues. He has a season-long scoring streak (six games; three goals, seven assists) and sits tied with William Nylander for the team scoring lead. Tavares also won 10 face-offs (71.4 percent), a place he's been dominant all season (62-for-100). His production has been outstanding so far, and he'll continue to score. But his output will definitely slow -- Tavares isn't going to score at his current pace (136 points). Test the market on a sell high to see what you might get.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Five-game, nine-point streak
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Tavares scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday. He also added an assist.
At 33, Tavares may not be able to drive a line anymore, but that doesn't diminish his value. He has points in all five of the Leafs' games this season. Overall, Tavares has two goals and seven assists. It's the first time in a Leafs' uniform that Tavares has scored in the first five games of the season.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Nets lone goal in loss
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Tavares scored a goal on six shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Auston Matthews stole the show with two hat tricks in as many games to open the year, but he was kept quiet Tuesday. Tavares was able to break through for his first tally, but Chicago goalie Arvid Soderblom stopped the other 34 shots Toronto sent his way. Tavares has five assists and 11 shots on net to go with his goal through three appearances. He continues to thrive as the second-line center in one of the league's top offenses.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: First in NHL in assists
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Tavares put up two assists in Saturday's 7-4 win over Minnesota.
He's off to a red-hot start with five assists through two games. Tavares is currently tied for the league lead in helpers. He is still looking for his first goal of the 2023-24 campaign, but the 33-year-old center has been piling up points in the early going.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Three assists in opening win
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Tavares tallied three assists in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout victory over Montreal.
Tavares picked up a pair of power-play helpers in the second period before setting up Auston Matthews in the final frame for his third assist. The 33-year-old Tavares is coming off another strong season, during which he tallied 36 goals and 44 assists in 80 games. He should offer consistent offensive production again this year while centering Toronto's second line and top power-play unit.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Johnny on the spot in OT
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Tavares scored the game- and series-winning goal in overtime in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Lightning. With the win, the Leafs take the Round 1 series 4-2.
Tavares powered his way to the goal early in overtime. He circled the net with the puck and then turned and wheeled as he got to the bottom of the right circle. Morgan Rielly had driven the net and tied up Bolts defender Darren Raddysh at the same moment, and Tavares' shot went off Raddysh's skate and past an unmoving Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tavares finishes Round 1 with four goals and three assists in six games, and he moves into Round 2 for the first time since 2015-16.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: First-ever postseason hat trick
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Tavares scored three goals Thursday in a 7-2 win over the Lightning in Game 2.
It was Tavares' first postseason hattie. The first was a quick shot from the high slot in the first on a nice feed from Morgan Rielly. His second came in the second when he finished a three-on-two break with a nice backhander. And then Tavares was showered with hats in the third when he walked out from the corner on a five-on-three and put a backhander under Andrei Vasilevskiy that the netminder knocked into his own net. Tavares has four points (three goals, one assist) in two games so far this postseason.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: On track for Game 1
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Tavares (personal) is expected to play in Game 1 against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Tavares sat out Toronto's regular-season finale against the Rangers on Thursday. He skated as a winger during Sunday's practice alongside Ryan O'Reilly and William Nylander. Tavares amassed 36 goals, 80 points, 277 shots on net and 112 hits in 80 games during the 2022-23 campaign.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Healthy scratch Thursday
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Tavares will be a healthy scratch versus the Rangers on Thursday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Tavares will end the season with 36 goals and 80 points, the first time he has hit the 80-point mark since the 2018-19 season. He exploded on the power play this season, tallying 18 times with 21 assists. Tavares also set a career high in hits with 112.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Pots OT winner Monday
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Tavares scored the game-winning goal in Monday's 2-1 overtime victory over the Panthers.
With only 22 seconds left in OT, Tavares got a breakaway on the counterattack and flipped a backhand over Alex Lyon to avoid a shootout. The veteran forward has three goals in the last two games, and over the last 16 contests he's racked up eight goals and 17 points. Tavares needs only one more point in Toronto's final two games to reach 80 for the first time since 2018-19.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two goals help lead way
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Tavares scored twice Saturday in a 7-1 win over the Canadiens.
Tavares scored the winner at 15:16 of the first period, one-timing a pass from Mitchell Marner from the top of the crease. He made it 5-1 at 6:01 of the third with his 35th goal, backhanding a loose puck in the crease on the power play. Tavares has 78 points in 78 games this season and has 352 points in 358 games in blue and white.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Provides three points Sunday
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Tavares supplied two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over Nashville on Sunday.
Both of Tavares' goals were scored on the power play, and his second marker proved to be the game-winner. Through 72 appearances in 2022-23, he has 32 goals and 75 points. Tavares is red hot, providing two goals and 10 points over his last six contests. At this rate, the 32-year-old should reach the 80-point milestone for the first time since 2018-19.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Fires nine shots on goal
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Tavares posted nine shots and a minus-2 rating in the Maple Leafs' 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday.
While Tavares didn't manage to hit the scoresheet Saturday, he made his presence known, firing nine shots the way of Pyotr Kochetkov. The Maple Leafs' captain has been playing well of late with seven points in his last five games. On the season, Tavares has 30 goals and 72 points in 71 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Helpers keep coming
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Tavares delivered a trio of assists in a 6-2 win over Florida on Thursday.
JT has three multi-assist games in his last four outings (seven assists including three PPA). Tavares has 72 points, including 42 assists, in 70 games this season. For all the criticism that he has faced in Toronto, Tavares has delivered 346 points (149 goals) in 350 games with the Leafs.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Two points against Canes
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Tavares collected two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 5-2 win over Carolina.
Both points came in the first period as the Maple Leafs grabbed a 3-1 lead. Tavares has been hit or miss since the All-Star break, recording five multi-point performances but getting held off the scoresheet entirely seven times. His overall production has been more than solid -- the 32-year-old has nine goals and 16 points in the last 15 games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Erupts for three points
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Tavares scored two goals and an assist on four shots, fueling the Maple Leafs to a 7-4 win over the Oilers on Saturday.
Tavares gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 lead off a nice pass from Auston Matthews. He would add a second goal on the power play later in the second period. This performance gives Tavares points in back-to-back games with three goals in that span. On the season, Tavares has 30 goals and 65 points in 64 games.
