The last time there was international best-on-best hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares was playing for Canada. That was the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Nearly nine years later, Tavares had two weeks off as the 2024 4 Nations Final played out and he watched his countrymen vie for

Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto.

William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5.

There are multiple factors Toronto should consider before cementing Tavares' place on the roster moving forward.

There are reasons to think Schenn would be a good fit with Toronto, but is he the best fit ahead of next week's trade deadline? Maybe not.

William Nylander's goal a minute into overtime gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.