Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan reflected on his journey to his first NHL goal before taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, have been one of the most underwhelming teams in the league through the first month of the season. The Buds were expected to take a step back after losing Mitch Marner in the offseason, but a 6-5-1 start against a soft schedule is a disappointment for Toronto.

The Maple Leafs have struggled on the power play early this season, operating at just a 12.5 percent success rate.

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.

For the Toronto Maple Leafs forward, it is fitting that November is Hockey Fights Cancer Month. After all, it was last November -- the 14th, to be exact -- when he was able to return to the game he loved after going through his own battle with the heinous disease.

While hockey fans gear up to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night (in Prime Video's Monday Night Hockey programming), the series FaceOff: Inside the NHL is the

Toronto Maple Leafs forward David Kampf has reportedly left the team’s AHL affiliate, and NHL insider Elliotte Friedman offered an update on the situation Monday morning.

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The NHL is proud of its parity, but all but four teams in the Eastern Conference sitting on either 13 or 14 points is probably overkill.