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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Antero Niittymaki, left, makes a save against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Niklas Hagman, right, during second period in an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Nov.

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.

Jonas Gustavsson #50 makes a save on Ryan Malone #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Tampa Bay Lightning just before he knocked in the OT winning goal during a NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on November 3, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Some 13 minutes into his Toronto Maple Leafs debut, it looked like Phil Kessel might be headed right back onto the injured list.

In Theoren Fleury's book Playing with Fire , Fleury goes on record saying that he would've liked playing in Toronto, except for one thing.

Leaf forward Jason Blake used to live next door in Etobicoke to the Frustaglio family, who lost 13-year-old son Evan to the H1N1 flu two days ago.

Canada's national nightmare is over. The Maple Leafs won a game. After starting a franchise-worst 0-7-1, Toronto got a boost from forward Niklas Hagman and the return of rookie Jonas 'The Monster' Gustavsson in a 6-3 road victory over Anaheim on Monday.

NIKLAS HAGMAN scored a hat-trick as the Toronto Maple Leafs secured their first win of the NHL ice hockey season, 6-3, at the Anaheim Ducks.

Matthew Sekeres VANCOUVER - Globe and Mail Update Published on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 2:22PM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, 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.

David Shoalts Maple Leafs' reunion tour rolls on Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Niklas Hagman celebrates after scoring a goal against Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller in the third period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Oct.

Niklas Hagman scored three of Toronto's 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.

Has any Maple Leaf player actually exceeded expectations through the first eight games of the season? Other than Ian White perhaps, the answer is no.

The Maple Leafs haven't reached the postseason in a franchise-worst four straight seasons and aren't showing any signs of ending that skid this year.

Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler scored power-play goals 2:42 apart late in the first period, and Roberto Luongo made 35 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

Niklas Hagman concedes he fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the book. The last time the Maple Leafs faced the Rangers, a 7-2 loss in Manhattan, Hagman heard someone shouting: "The defence is open, the defence is open." Assuming it was one of his teammates trying to help, Hagman blindly fired the puck back to the point.

A casual observer would never have guessed the Toronto Maple Leafs were the last winless team in the NHL.

For most teams in the NHL, there really is no place like home. Playing a string of games on home ice not only means you get the advantage of having a crowd behind your back, but you also get to sleep in your own bed at night instead of fighting for the remote with your roommate on the road.

Colton Orr has fought four times this season. Jay Rosehill has fought twice. And three others have spent time in the penalty box for trading punches.

What do the Toronto Maple Leafs' playoff hopes and Balloon Boy have in common? Both stories have a large measure of hot air and a whiff of hoax about them.