After playing mostly with McCabe during his Toronto tenure, Stecher was paired up with Ekman-Larsson on Saturday against Ottawa.

The Leafs' power play attacked the Senators' penalty kill like a fiddle, darting the puck through them with newfound ease.

DETROIT – Although they ultimately fell to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center less than 24 hours ago, the Detroit Red Wings showed a more structured third period and are focused on bringing that effort into Sunday night’s Original Six rivalry game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena.

Guelph builds for 2027, acquiring forward Tyler Hopkins. The Storm secures a 200-foot center with a winning pedigree.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are making significant changes to their struggling power play less than a week after firing Marc Savard for the unit’s failures. Major tweaks were made to the No. 1 unit ahead of Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and will not play in Sunday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, head coach Craig Berube confirmed via David Alter of The Hockey News.

The Maple Leafs signed Stolarz to a four-year, $15-million extension on Sept. 28, banking on him to be a key part of the goalie tandem. Instead, the team has been forced to rely heavily on backup netminders Joseph Woll and Dennis Hildeby.