Auston Matthews, Leafs and New Jersey Devils
Klingberg signed a one-year, $4.15 million contract with the Maple Leafs on July 1, 2023, after playing the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild. The defenseman played 14 games with Toronto — scoring four assists and averaging 20:33 of ice time — before undergoing hip surgery.
The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars join Toronto as contenders for Klingberg, who is recovering from hip resurfacing surgery he underwent in late 2023. He last signed a one-year, $4.15 million deal with Toronto in 2023 after a season split between the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild.
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.
After a stretch of 12 mediocre games with terrible underlying numbers, the Leafs finally looked like the contenders they're supposed to be.
Pregame analysis and predictions of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL game to be played on January 18, 2025 on ESPN.
TORONTO — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game 1:10 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
It was expected that free agent defenseman John Klingberg would make his decision shortly and he now has. According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the blue liner has signed with the Edmonton Oilers.
UFA defenseman John Klingberg is joining the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback from hip surgery after a handful of teams were reportedly interested in him.
After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.