Phil Kessel News

MONDAY'S ROUNDUP: Back in late July, an NHL.com poll asked voters which goalie would make the most starts for the Islanders this season -- Martin Biron , Dwayne Roloson or Rick DiPietro .

Back from a successful trip, the Tampa Bay Lightning look to continue their strong play at St.

It's been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.

A St. Catharines math teacher is using the Toronto Maple Leafs dismal season as a learning opportunity for his students.

Perhaps the only bright spot that emerged from last season for New York Islanders was the chance to select John Tavares.

Niklas Hagman scored in regulation and again in the shootout Saturday to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manger Brian Burke's goal going into the season was to make the playoffs, and the general manager believed he had the team to do it.

Sitting at the bottom of the league the Toronto Maple Leafs put on a serious, tough practice on Friday led by Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down, and Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shoot-out to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-5, on Thursday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to end a lengthy slide tonight, when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center in a clash between the bottom-two teams in the Eastern Conference.

While other teams have been losing players by the bushel, the Leaf have only Mike Van Ryn gone indefinitely and Mike Komisarek rehabbing a short-term injury.

Again the Maple Leafs gave up the first goal of the game, this time against Ottawa last night, marking the 17th time in 19 games.

My, how times have changed. There was a time when a Maple Leafs-Senators game would be almost a guaranteed sellout, especially with the number of Toronto fans in the barn.

While the Ottawa Senators have had trouble closing games recently, their problems pale in comparison to the season-long early game struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Troy Brouwer gave Chicago a three-goal lead early in the second period Friday and the Blackhawks held on to defeat Toronto 3-2. Chicago won its sixth straight home game, getting a 29-save effort from Cristobal Huet.

Leafs goaltender Jonas Gustavsson leaves the game in the first period after allowing three goals on five shots.

Brian Burke could have a Monster issue on his hands next summer. The Maple Leafs GM has to wait until January before he can hold talks on a contract extension for rookie goalie Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson, but he might want to get the framework in place, because if Burke is going to live by the sword, he had better be prepared to die by it, too.

Many folks thought Toronto general manager Brian Burke gave up too much to acquire Phil Kessel from Boston in the offseason, but the winger's start to the season has likely changed more than a few of those detractors minds.

The Calgary Flames will try to bounce back from a close loss when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Air Canada Centre in the finale of a three-game road trip.

One of the questions that come to mind when thinking Toronto Maple Leafs is,who will be their next Captain ? Likely candidates could include, Kaberle , Blake , White and Kessel .