The Maple Leafs began the calendar year playing the Minnesota Wild and will end 2019 against them Tuesday night. “We only wanted to bring one guy, so it was a chance for Timothy to keep playing,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. Brooks can’t believe his luck that his third NHL game will be the Leafs’ only visit to Winnipeg. LOOSE LEAFSJohn Tavares was named NHL third star of the week after seven points in three games. That included setting a franchise record with the fastest three points from the start of a game, Dec. 23 versus Carolina, all in a span of 5:10.

Source: National Post December 31, 2019 02:15 UTC