The Philadelphia Flyers were unable to protect a third-period lead and lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, 2-1, on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Flyers may still be coming off the charged emotions of their Jan. 6 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, but must ready themselves for an entirely different animal as the Toronto Maple Leafs arrive in Philadelphia as one of the league’s steadier teams over the past month,

Earlier this season, as the Toronto Maple Leafs kept losing, they looked slow. Not tired and not necessarily overmatched. Just… slow. Pucks died on their sticks.

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Veteran defenseman Morgan Rielly is leaning on a career’s worth of perspective to keep his focus on the big picture, prioritizing the Maple Leafs’ collective success over individual statistical scrutiny.

The Florida Panthers make the trek north to Toronto on Tuesday night for an Atlantic Division matchup with the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.

The beginning of 2026 has already been a roller coaster for the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Saturday, the Maples Leafs lost a game against the New York Islanders that they probably should have won, on a night where Auston Matthews made a type of history that was a decade in the making.

By scoring against the Senators, Nylander put together back-to-back games with at least one goal after failing to score a single point in the previous three games, and he did so coming off a four-point outing against the Pittsburgh Penguins before the holiday break.

It was Cowan's first goal in eight games. Overall, the young winger has five goals, seven assists and 51 shots in 31 games this season. Cowan is in a five-way tie for 24th in rookie scoring. His future is bright. The Leafs will continue to develop him slowly to ensure he can fulfil his potential in the team's top six.

For the second straight game, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted a former player in the organization. That was the only similarity between the reception of Cutter Gauthier, a former prospect who forced himself away before ever signing a contract,

Matthews pushed it to 3-0 at 4:01. Knies cut through the slot and fought off Niko Mikkola before swinging a pass back to the Maple Leafs captain, who shot past Bobrovsky’s right pad from the slot. The goal extended Matthews’ point streak to five games (seven goals, four assists).