After the Maple Leafs scored just three power-play goals in their first nine games with Morgan Rielly and Oliver Ekman-Larsson taking turns quarterbacking Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and John Tavares, Berube turned the page on Monday by dropping Nylander and Tavares to PP2.

The best part about unstitching the ‘C’ from the sweater of a consummate pro like John Tavares is that he doesn’t need the flair to act like a captain. And when the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs temporarily disappears with a mystery injury — as Auston Matthews has this week and last — well,

TORONTO -- John Tavares scored twice for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings in the Hockey Hall of Fame game at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

John Tavares is turning back the clock and making a strong case for being the Toronto Maple Leafs’ most impactful player this season. In a thrilling 4-3 overtime comeback against the Washington Capitals,

WASHINGTON — Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.