It was an eventful morning for the Toronto Maple Leafs, prior to their matchup against the New Jersey Devils. Jake McCabe will return to the lineup after a four-game absence.

Matthews and Nylander both scored two goals as Toronto battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to beat New Jersey 4-3.

The Leafs’ offensive approach under Craig Berube depends on a hard and heavy forecheck, point shots and bodies around the net. “We gotta find a way to generate shots and get them through and have more traffic there,” Berube said over the weekend. “I didn’t think we won any of the rebound battles.”

Bobby McMann has emerged as one of Toronto's most dynamic and exciting young forwards, and some analysts believe he's earned his spot in the upper part of the lineup.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll received a maintenance day and did not practice Tuesday. Woll has been operating as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 goaltender and has started in Toronto’s past four games.

Seeking to fire up the lethargic Leafs from a 3-0 deficit at the time, the 38-year-old Reaves tried to goad Xhekaj. While like-minded scrappers usually engage, the latter refused, gesturing to the scoreboard trying to make Reaves look silly. From that point, the Leafs scored seven unanswered.

The Leafs, after losing three straight, fired off three consecutive victories and are one of the NHL’s hottest teams, winning eight of their last 11.

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THROUGH GAMES OF TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2025

The Maple Leafs scored seven straight to overcome a 3-0 first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Canadiens.

Two third-period goals by Auston Matthews pushed the ex-coach’s return to overtime, where William Nylander won it for the Leafs 70 seconds in, ending Toronto’s season-high three-game losing streak.

Tavares, who hurt his leg in an awkward spill at practice on Wednesday, was placed on injured reserve Thursday morning ahead of a game against the New Jersey Devils, the return of fired coach Sheldon Keefe. The club recalled centre Fraser Minten from the AHL Marlies.