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Detroit, 7 p.m. TUESDAY vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., NOTES Leafs coach Ron Wilson mused about playing defenceman Ian White as a forward.

Was it the Maple Leafs, suddenly a very competent looking hockey club after two straight victories? Or was it the Detroit Red Wings, or at least the current injury-riddled, talent-depleted version of the squad that went to the Stanley Cup final the past two springs but was steamrolled 5-1 by the Leafs last night? Hard to say.

Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

When the Detroit Red Wings face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre tonight , they face more than the usual, "If the Leafs win, they'll act like they won the Stanley Cup" pressure.

Leafs beat 'Canes in 'basement bowl' Caption: Toronto Maple Leafs players congratulate teammate Jason Blake after Blake scored the go ahead goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina November 6, 2009.

Wilson doesn't name starting goalie for Canes Jonas Gustavsson skates off the ice as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their overtime win on Tuesday night.

Jason Blake always looks tired after practice, dead tired. His face goes fire-engine red, his hair mats to his head and he looks like a hockey player in desperate need of some liquids, if not an afternoon nap.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne and San Jose Sharks netminder Evgeni Nabokov were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending November 1. Kaberle gained top honors by leading the NHL in scoring for the week with 12 points on two goals and 10 assists.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will see their biggest offseason addition on the ice for the first time this season tonight when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a battle at Air Canada Centre.

The game lasted longer than perhaps the Canadiens would have liked but in the end, they remained perfect in extra time with a 5-4 shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

TOR MON 0 0 TOR MON 1:12 1 0 2:27 1 1 12:24 1 2 14:52 1 3 15:16 2 3 TOR MON 9:50 2 4 16:32 3 4 19:06 4 4 OT TOR MON 4 4 Shootout Summary Shootout GOAL scored by Mike Cammalleri on Vesa Toskala Shootout attempt by Lee Stempniak SAVED by Jaroslav Halak Shootout GOAL scored by Scott Gomez on Vesa Toskala Shootout attempt by Tomas Kaberle SAVED by ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have one more game and four more days until Phil Kessel is expected to make his long-awaited debut.

David Shoalts Published on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 1:06PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct.

Niklas Hagman admits being "embarrassed." With the Maple Leafs winless in their first five games of the 2009-10 season, the veteran forward was shocked to learn that coach Ron Wilson had made him a healthy scratch for an Oct.

So much for Monster Magic. In a season in which almost everything has gone wrong for the Maple Leafs, even the brief Cinderella ride enjoyed by rookie goalie Jonas Gustavsson didn't last nearly long enough for the Maple Leafs.

To say the Maple Leafs released some pent-up frustration in their first win of the season on Monday would be an understatement.

Niklas Hagman scored three of Torontoa TMs five power-play goals, and the Maple Leafs finally earned their first victory of the season, 6-3 over the last-place Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

This is an embarrassing time to be a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is bad enough that the team has not won a Stanley Cup since 1967.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had plenty of time to dissect exactly what's gone wrong during their dreadful start to the season.

As the Maple Leafs were booed off the ice again last night, one fan's crude sign read 'Forget playoffs, just win a game', with the team's 0-6-1 record scrawled beneath.