Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has revealed what his relationship with star winger William Nylander is like after Nylander's recent inconsistencies.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning for the third consecutive time this season, winning 5-3 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday night. With the victory, the Leafs have scored five goals in each matchup and outscored their Atlantic Division opponent 15-8 over that stretch.

The Toronto Maple Leafs called up Fraser Minten from the Toronto Marlies on Thursday morning. Following an injury to John Tavares at practice on Wednesday, it made sense for the club to call up their prospect center who has played in the third-line center spot previously.

With Tavares out for at least four games, a Maple Leafs team that was already light on centre depth will now see its options tested.

Slugging from behind the entire evening, and balanced on the usual mid-season fan revolt, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their first game in more than a week on Thursday. William Nylander scored the overtime goal that put away the New Jersey Devils, led by former Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Craig Berube says that John Tavares is out "week-to-week ... lineup and has the second-most goals on the team behind only William Nylander who has 24. The Maple Leafs are riding a three-game ...

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube details how the team plans to move forward without the injured John Tavares.

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.

With John Tavares unavailable to play on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube was forced to shuffle the forward lines.

William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night.

It was only three games, this most recent losing skid for the Maple Leafs. And William Nylander made certain the slump wouldn't make it to four.

Toronto Maple Leafs stars Anthony Stolarz and John Tavares are struggling with injuries. NHL insider Darren Dreger provided updates on their return timelines during Friday’s First Up show.