The Leafs have one of the toughest remaining schedules in the NHL, and that starts in full next week. Their first three opponents, the Colorado Avalanche, Utah Mammoth and Vegas Golden Knights are all in playoff positions. That’s not exactly the skidding Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators and Canucks, whom the Leafs have recently smashed.

Domi scored the Maple Leafs' second goal of the game after Canucks forward Liam Ohgren turned the puck over at his own blue line. Once the puck came to Troy Stecher in the neutral zone, the defenseman fed Domi a great pass, and he buried it for his fifth goal of the season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs must avoid replicating the mistake they made at last year's trade deadline heading into this year's frenzy.

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Junior Nick Moldenhauer had a goal, an assist and a highlight-reel play in Michigan's first game coming out of winter break.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could cash in on a bone-dry goalie market, but not in the way that might seem the most evident.

A trade before March 6 feels as necessary as ever for a team that’s swung deals for defenders at the trade deadline just about every year: Carlo last spring; Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin 2.0 in 2024; McCabe, Luke Schenn and Erik Gustafsson in 2023; and Mark Giordano and Lyubushkin 1.0 in 2022.