The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a shaky start to the 2025–26 season, sitting with a record of 7–5–1. To make matters worse, one of the team’s top defencemen, Chris Tanev, is now on the injured reserve.

PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Tanev was discharged from the hospital Sunday and will return home to Toronto after the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman was removed from the ice on a stretcher in the third period of a 5-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Austin Matthews scored a goal, John Tavares assisted on two others, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Saturday night. Matthews netted his sixth goal of the season with a snap shot from the left circle at 6:16 of the first period to tie the score 1-1.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs resume their home-heavy early schedule Monday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Maple Leafs gained a split of a two-game road trip Saturday with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers that featured the first NHL goal by their top rookie,

William Nylander had two goals and an assist in the third period, helping the Maple Leafs rally for a wild 4-3 victory over the Penguins.

An essential piece of the Maple Leafs' defense corps, Chris Tanev, received an encouraging update after he left Saturday night's game on a stretcher.

The Toronto Maple Leafs appear set to welcome back a couple of depth pieces in the coming days. As the Leafs took to the ice for practice on Tuesday, both Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz were wearing regulars white jerseys.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev was taken to the hospital after an on-ice collision with another player in a 5-2 win over Philadelphia but had movement in all extremities.

Maple Leafs' Chris Tanev, in his first game back from a concussion, was stretchered off the ice after a collision. He was released from the hospital.