A number of skids were brought to an end as Dallas picked up its fourth win of the five-game trip with a commanding effort in Toronto
It's hard to pick an aspect of the game where the Leafs played well, turning what could have been a coin flip into a routine win for Dallas.
Logan Stankoven had two goals to snap a 25-game scoring drought and the visiting Dallas Stars defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The Montreal Canadiens return home following a successful two-game road trip to face their historic rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Saturday night.
Stankoven and Matt Duchene each tallied three points as Dallas got back on track and finished its road trip on a high note.
Coming off their first loss of 2025 last time out, the Dallas Stars head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs to wrap up their four-game road trip.
My Leafs analysis The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off back-to-back losses to Carolina and Vancouver, two playoff-worthy opponents, and have another top team in their way tonight in the Dallas Stars, who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.
The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars join Toronto as contenders for Klingberg, who is recovering from hip resurfacing surgery he underwent in late 2023. He last signed a one-year, $4.15 million deal with Toronto in 2023 after a season split between the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild.
No beating the Dallas Stars this time. After ruling over the Stars for years, the Maple Leafs took one on the chin on Tuesday night, losing 4-1 at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs had won seven in a row against the Stars, not having lost to Dallas since Feb. 13, 2020. It was the Leafs’ longest active winning streak against any opponent.
Amongst them are the Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers and, according to Darren Dreger, the latter may have become the front-runner in the blue liner’s sweepstakes.
Klingberg signed a one-year, $4.15 million contract with the Maple Leafs on July 1, 2023, after playing the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild. The defenseman played 14 games with Toronto — scoring four assists and averaging 20:33 of ice time — before undergoing hip surgery.