Maple Leafs' John Tavares: First goal in seven games
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Tavares scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 6-4 win over the Ducks. He also had an assist.
It was Tavares' first goal in seven games. He had four shots. Overall, he has 23 goals, 31 assists and 161 shots in 66 games this season. Tavares sits eighth among active skaters in career scoring. He has 517 goals, 651 assists and 1,168 points in 1,250 games. Tavares is two points from equaling Bobby Hull (58th all time) and 11 points from Sergei Fedorov, who is 57th.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Three-game goal streak
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Tavares scored a power-play goal in a 5-1 loss to Florida on Thursday.
It was Tavares' 79th power-play goal with the Maple Leafs. That tied him with Wendel Clark for the fifth most in franchise history. Tavares is on a four-game point and three-game goal streak. He has three goals, one assist and nine shots in those four games.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Finds twine Friday
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Tavares scored a power-play goal and put three shots on net in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Lightning.
Tavares netted the first goal of the night for Toronto on a power play late in the third period. With the twine finder, he is up to 21 goals, 48 points, 143 shots on net and 52 hits across 58 games this season. Dating back to Jan. 15, he has five goals, 29 shots on net and eight points across 12 games. The veteran center should continue to provide a steady source of offense for Toronto, giving him solid fantasy value moving forward.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Slated to suit up Wednesday
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Tavares (illness) is expected to be available for Wednesday's divisional matchup in Tampa Bay, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
Tavares didn't practice Tuesday due to the flu, but barring any setbacks, he should be good to go in what will be a crucial game for the Maple Leafs. The 35-year-old will likely skate between Matias Maccelli and William Nylander on the second line against the Bolts on Wednesday.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Not practicing Tuesday
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Tavares will miss Tuesday's practice due to illness.
Tavares could be in danger of missing out against the Lightning on Wednesday if his flu symptoms are severe enough. Additionally, the Leafs are heading into a back-to-back, which means the veteran center could be questionable to face the Panthers on Thursday as well.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Buries power-play tally
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Tavares scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
Tavares snapped a five-game goal drought and earned his first power-play point since Jan. 19 versus the Wild. The 35-year-old center's goal also stood as the game-winner as the Maple Leafs pulled away in the third period. Tavares is up to 20 goals, a mark he's reached in every full-length season of his career, and 47 points (eight on the power play) through 57 outings. He's added 140 shots on net, 52 hits and a minus-16 rating while holding onto a top-six role.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Puts away goal Friday
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Tavares scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
Tavares got Toronto on the board just 13 seconds into the second period. The center has four goals and three assists over his last 10 outings, which is decent production that matches his second-line role. For the season, he's earned 19 goals, 44 points, 129 shots on net, 45 hits and a minus-10 rating across 51 appearances.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Twelve points in last 14 games
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Tavares scored a goal Monday in a 6-3 loss to the Wild. He fired six shots.
His goal came on the power play. Tavares continues to quietly put up points. Since Dec. 23, he has 12 points, including eight assists, in his last 14 games. His six shots equaled the number he had posted in his previous four games combined. Tavares has 43 points (18 goals, 25 assists) and 122 shots in 49 games this season.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Earns two points in overtime loss
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Tavares scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.
Tavares picked up his first multi-point effort since Dec. 28 in Detroit. The 35-year-old center has two goals and four assists over eight outings in January as he continues to provide steady offense in a second-line role. For the season, Tavares is up to 17 goals, 42 points (six on the power play), 115 shots on net, 43 hits and a minus-5 rating across 47 appearances.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Reunites with Nylander for goal
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Tavares scored a goal in a 5-0 win over Vancouver on Saturday.
Tavares reunited with William Nylander, who had missed six games to injury. Nylander read the play, knocked the puck down at the offensive blue line and fed Tavares, who skated in alone and roofed a shot over Kevin Lankinen's glove. Tavares has scuffled to snipe lately. He's scored a lot of goals off passes from Nylander, so his return could juice Tavares' totals.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Eight points in last eight games
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Tavares picked up an assist in a 2-1 overtime victory over Philadelphia.
Tavares set up Easton Cowan's first career game-winner on a 2-on-1 rush in OT. JT has put up points in seven of his last eight games (one goal, seven assists), and he has 13 shots in that span. But he has just three goals in his last 22 games (three goals, nine assists). Tavares has strong numbers overall (15 goals, 24 assists; 43 games), but this stretch is concerning. He's 35 years old, and at some point, the nature of a guy's game changes with age.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Five-game, six-point streak
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Tavares put up an assist Thursday in a 6-5 win over Winnipeg.
Tavares extended his point streak to five games (six points; one goal, five assists). He's on pace to deliver a 30-goal, 75-point season with about 215 shots. Tavares hasn't put up many points on the power play (two goals, three assists) because the entire team has struggled there. So, the recent assistant coaching change could add a boost to that total.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Third goal in last 16 games
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Tavares scored an empty-net goal in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Senators.
Tavares has three points, including two goals on eight shots, in his last four games. He has cooled down significantly following a red-hot start to the year, but he has been more productive recently. Still, he only has three goals and three assists in his past 16 outings.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Just two goals in last 13 games
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Tavares got a goal Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Predators.
It was a fortunate bounce after a point shot hit his skate, ricocheted off Roman Josi and beat Juuse Saros. It was Tavares' first goal in eight games, and his second in his last 13 outings. He has ice-cold offensively despite his stat line showing 31 points, including 14 goals, in 34 games this season. He has four points in his past 13 appearances.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: First goal in five games
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Tavares scored an empty-net goal Tuesday in a 4-1 win over the Panthers.
It was his 13th goal of the season and first in five games. Tavares has 29 points in 26 games, but just two (one goal, one assist) in his last five. It's a mini-slump for the grizzled veteran who continues to pace toward the best of his career. Tavares will be fine.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Extends point streak
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Tavares produced a goal on five shots, an assist and three hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Tavares set up Dakota Mermis' first goal of the season in the latter stages of the second period before finding the back of the net in the third frame with a wrister. This was Tavares' 12th goal of the campaign, and the veteran playmaker also extended his point streak to four games, tallying three goals and three assists over that stretch. The 35-year-old veteran has been excellent of late with 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 10 games since the beginning of November.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Helps out on game-winner
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Tavares recorded an assist and fired four shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.
Tavares made a tremendous effort to pick up the secondary helper on Tuesday's game-winning goal, as he held off all three Blues' players on the ice while Toronto made changes. Once new personnel were on the ice, he back-heeled the puck to Morgan Rielly, who set up William Nylander for the game-winner. With the helper, the 35-year-old Tavares has 14 assists, 25 points and 60 shots on net through 20 games this season. Through the first quarter of the season, he is on pace for the first 100-point campaign of his 17-year NHL career. However, he has yet to top 90 points in a campaign, and it would be a tall task to continue his current pace toward the century mark. Regardless, he has played the top-line center role admirably in the absence of Auston Matthews (lower body) and will be an elite option in fantasy for the rest of the season.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Five goals in last five games
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Tavares scored twice Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kings.
Both goals were Tavares' bread and butter -- net-front snipes. The first was a tap-in between Darcy Kuemper's pads; the second was a backhand past the netminder's outstretched left pad and off the post. Tavares has five goals (seven points) in his last five games and 11 goals, 12 shots and 53 shots in 18 games this season. At this rate, he's on pace for his first triple-digit season at age 35.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Another multi-point effort
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Tavares recorded an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
Tavares recorded both of his points toward the end of the first period. He netted his ninth goal of the campaign at the 15:31 mark with a snap shot and later assisted William Nylander's power-play goal with 59 seconds left in the frame. Tavares has 21 points (nine goals, 12 helpers) across 16 games this season and remains a highly productive player for Toronto while skating on the second line alongside Nicholas Robertson and Bobby McMann.
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Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Three points in last two games
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Tavares notched a power-play goal in a 5-3 loss to the Bruins on Saturday.
Tavares went high blocker on Jeremy Swayman from the slot. He has three points, including two goals, in his last three games and 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 15 games on the season. Tavares sits in the NHL's top-15 scorers, and he's tied for third in even-strength points (16).
