John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs and Mammoth
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Indeed, when the 35-year-old became the 49th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 29, there was very little reason to celebrate. Nor was he about to. Even with his milestone moment, the Maple Leafs were still trailing the Blue Jackets 6-2 in a game Toronto would end up losing 6-3.
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan took a huge step forward in his young NHL career on Saturday. Cowan finally scored his first NHL goal in his ninth game with the Maple Leafs, marking a career milestone in Toronto's 5–2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, who has missed three of the last four games, is set to return on Monday against the Penguins.