The Maple Leafs' dependence on their 'Core Four' forwards is even more pronounced this season as their blueliners struggle to put up points. That's not likely to change.

The Maple Leafs captain is scoring all the time again, but is he back to peak Matthews? Also, what's behind Rielly's struggles?

The Leafs’ offensive approach under Craig Berube depends on a hard and heavy forecheck, point shots and bodies around the net. “We gotta find a way to generate shots and get them through and have more traffic there,” Berube said over the weekend. “I didn’t think we won any of the rebound battles.”

William Nylander, even with a recent slump, is in the midst of another productive season and Auston Matthews is starting to find his groove again. One notable exception has been Morgan Rielly.

NHL insider Chris Johnston recently spoke about the importance of Jake McCabe to the Toronto Maple Leafs. While trade rumors swirl around Morgan Rielly, Johnston talked about McCabe’s strong play and steady presence on the team’s blue line.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

The Maple Leafs forward stepped into the fray when Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly got tangled up with Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak during a Game 5 scrum. Knies, who mocked the former 61-goal man for not challenging him, scored in overtime later that night to keep his team alive in the first-round series.

Another Maple Leafs win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, this one the third in three meetings this season. A pair of goals by Matthew Knies and another strong outing by Joseph Woll sent the Leafs to a 5-3 victory on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.

Morgan Rielly’s assist on Monday against Tampa Bay marked just the third time since Nov. 9 he’s managed points in consecutive games. He’s at 22 in 48 total games, way off his pace in his best years, up in the 50-to-60 range.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll received a maintenance day and did not practice Tuesday. Woll has been operating as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 goaltender and has started in Toronto’s past four games.

The Leafs, after losing three straight, fired off three consecutive victories and are one of the NHL’s hottest teams, winning eight of their last 11.

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