Hildeby's unexpected emergence offers flexibility to both coach Craig Berube and GM Brad Treliving later this season.

TORONTO - Dennis Hildeby earned the first shutout of his NHL career in a 2-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. The 24-year-old rookie is the interim starter with Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz out with injury, and he has come up huge for Toronto in the meantime.

While the Maple Leafs continue their dismal stretch with yet another loss against the San Jose Sharks, Toronto head coach Craig Berube remained totally frank with the media post game.

With the Leafs surging in their last seven games, some unexpectedly solid play in net has bolstered the entire team.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday -- and they also lost one of their most productive defensemen.

Maple Leafs’ injury troubles grow as Oliver Ekman-Larsson leaves Thursday’s loss to the Sharks with a lower-body injury.

In a year with its fair share of disappointment so far for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Easton Cowan has been a pleasant surprise.

Alexander Wennberg scored at 2:49 of overtime as the San Jose Sharks came back from a two-goal deficit to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night. John Klingberg, with a goal and an assist, and Dmitry Orlov provided the rest of the offence for San Jose (15-14-3). Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves for the Sharks. Wennberg added two assists.