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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Seizes power-play role
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Maccelli scored the game-winning goal on the power play Saturday in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
Maccelli replaced John Tavares on the first unit, and he drove the net to tap in a hard, lateral pass across the crease from William Nylander. Maccelli has four points, including two goals, and eight shots in five games since the calendar flipped to 2026. Two of those points (one goal, one assist) have come on the power play. He's seizing every opportunity right now.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Five points in last five games
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Maccelli scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-5 win over Winnipeg on Thursday.
Maccelli was set up by John Tavares and Matthew Knies. Knies gave him a no-look pass, and he ripped it high blocker from the right dot. Maccelli has started to warm up of late with five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five games. He doesn't get many shots -- he has just five in those five games. But two of his assists in that span have come with the man advantage. There may be some spot value in Maccelli's game for those in daily formats, especially if the Leafs have suddenly found their offense.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Hands out two helpers
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Maccelli notched two assists, including one on the power play, and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Senators.
Maccelli has played in four straight contests, earning four points in that span. He may get a longer look on the power play going forward since the Maple Leafs have made significant changes for that situation, including firing assistant coach Marc Savard. Maccelli has been limited to 13 points, 22 shots on net and a minus-3 rating over 26 appearances, but if he gets a more prominent and consistent role in the lineup, he may be worth a look in deeper fantasy formats.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Rare goal in win
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Maccelli scored a goal in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Maccelli has a goal, an assist and five shots in three games since slotting back in the lineup after watching from the press box. Overall, he has five goals, six assists and 22 shots in 25 contests this season. The Leafs are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, so players like Maccelli may be on the trade block. He could have fantasy value in the right situation; unfortunately, Toronto isn't that place.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Snags helper in loss
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Maccelli notched an assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Predators.
Maccelli had been out of the lineup for 10 of the previous 11 games, mainly as a healthy scratch but once due to an illness. He's produced 10 points, 19 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating over 23 appearances. With the Maple Leafs' season starting to spiral, Maccelli could get more chances to play if he can chip in some offense, but fantasy managers shouldn't rely on him being a regular in the lineup.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Won't play against Capitals
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Maccelli (illness) won't play in Thursday's game against Washington, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports.
Maccelli missed Tuesday's game against Chicago after skipping Monday's practice due to an illness. However, he was seemingly available to play, according to David Alter of The Hockey News. The 25-year-old Maccelli hasn't played yet in December, but head coach Craig Berube wants to get the forward into a game soon.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Out Tuesday
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Maccelli (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Blackhawks, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports.
Considering Maccelli was a healthy scratch for seven straight games prior to this, it may be difficult to know when he's moved past the illness. It's also not guaranteed he'll draw back into the lineup when he's feeling better.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Absent from Monday's practice
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Maccelli won't participate in Monday's practice session due to an illness.
Maccelli has been a healthy scratch in seven consecutive games, but he's now dealing with an illness. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available for Tuesday's game against Chicago, but even if he's healthy, it's not guaranteed that he'll suit up.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Scratched for seventh straight game
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Maccelli was a healthy scratch in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Edmonton.
He hasn't been able to work his way out of the doghouse while watching from the press box in seven straight games. Maccelli had one assist and three shots in eight games before coming out of the lineup. He has contributed four goals and five assists in 22 games this season.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Pots goal in loss
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Maccelli scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Bruins.
Maccelli has scored in back-to-back games, earning a total of three points in that span following a healthy scratch Monday versus the Penguins, which appears to have had the intended effect in igniting Maccelli's offense. The 25-year-old is in a middle-six role and has earned four goals, four helpers, 14 shots on net and a plus-2 rating across 14 appearances.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: GWG against former club
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Maccelli scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Maple Leafs' 5-3 win over the Mammoth on Wednesday.
The former Utah winger got a measure of revenge against the franchise that drafted him in the fourth round back in 2019, helping to set up Auston Matthews for a tally midway through the second period before giving Toronto a 4-2 lead late in the third. It was Maccelli's first multi-point performance and first GWG in a Leafs jersey, and through 13 games this season he's chipped in three goals and seven points.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Second goal in last three games
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Maccelli scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Sabres.
Maccelli put the Leafs up 2-1 early in the second period when he redirected a pass from John Tavares past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's outstretched left pad at the side of the goal crease. Macelli has two goals in his last three games. He's better known as a playmaker, but this stretch is a great sign that he's finally getting his skates under himself in his new city.
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Maple Leafs' Matias Maccelli: Gets first goal of season
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Maccelli scored a goal Tuesday in a 5-2 loss to New Jersey.
Macelli's goal cut the score to 3-2 in the second period when he took a pass from William Nylander on a 2-on-1 and wired the puck into an open net after Jake Allen slid out of position. It was his first goal of the season. Maccelli's ice time jumped to 15:16 on Tuesday, which is a good sign. He has scuffled a bit early this year as he finds his fit in the Leafs' top six. Maccelli is a great playmaker, so he could be a great asset to finishers like Nylander and John Tavares if he sticks with them.
Maccelli was traded to the Maple Leafs from the Mammoth on Monday in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.
Maccelli was limited to 18 points in 55 games last season, well off his 2023-24 pace when he produced 57 points in 82 appearances. The 24-year-old winger fell out of favor with the coaching staff in 2024-25, including a 20-game stretch to end the season in which he made just three appearances. With his new team, Maccelli won't be guaranteed ice time, so he'll have to earn a bottom-six role during training camp, though Darren Dreger of TSN reports Toronto could use him in the top six if he finds chemistry with his new teammates.
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Hockey Club's Matias Maccelli: Still stuck in press box
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Maccelli was scratched for the 17th time in 20 games since the start of March when he sat out Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.
Maccelli had a three-game run in the lineup from March 20-24, notching three shots on net in fourth-line minutes. He's been back in the press box for the last nine contests and doesn't look likely to be a factor to close out the campaign. He's at 18 points, 85 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 55 appearances, a massive decline from the 57-point season he had in 2023-24. He'll be entering a contract year in 2025-26.
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Hockey Club's Matias Maccelli: Falls out of favor
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Maccelli was scratched for the ninth game in a row in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs.
Utah has opted to go in a more physical direction by keeping Liam O'Brien and Michael Carcone in the lineup over Maccelli, whose path to playing time will get even tougher once Nick Bjugstad (upper body) returns. Maccelli's had a rough year, though he had an assist in his last appearance Feb. 8 versus the Hurricanes. The 24-year-old playmaking winger has been limited to 18 points, 82 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 52 appearances, a huge decline compared to his 57-point effort in 2023-24.
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Hockey Club's Matias Maccelli: Snags power-play assist
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Maccelli provided a power-play assist in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Hurricanes.
Maccelli's playing time has started to waver -- he's been in a bottom-six role lately and was scratched twice in the previous five contests. He helped out on a Josh Doan tally in Saturday's games. Maccelli has struggled this season, earning 18 points (three on the power play), 82 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 52 appearances. Utah's influx of prospects into the top six has negatively impacted Maccelli's ability to serve as a playmaker on a scoring line, hence the drop in his production after a 57-point 2023-24 campaign.
