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Maple Leafs Reassign Power-Play Duties After Firing Savard, Top Penguins to Halt Slide

The club enters the break evaluating its last-ranked power play under Derek Lalonde with Craig Berube publicly backed by GM Brad Treliving.

8/23/23
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Overview

  • Toronto dismissed assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday after the power play fell to last in the NHL at roughly 13 percent.
  • Brad Treliving said he fully supports head coach Craig Berube as the staff reviews the man-advantage setup, with Derek Lalonde running meetings.
  • Less than a day later, the Maple Leafs beat the Penguins 6-3 to end a three-game skid and move to 16-15-5, though the power play went 0-for-2.
  • William Nylander delivered two goals and two assists to break an 11-game goal drought, and Max Domi scored the winner to end a 23-game goalless stretch.
  • Defenseman Chris Tanev returned for the first time since Nov. 1, finished plus-one in 17:23 with Jake McCabe, and Toronto resumes Saturday against Ottawa.