Tavares notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. Tavares has three goals and five assists over his last seven outings. The center set up an Auston ...

Texas closer Kirby Yates (6-2) escaped trouble in the top of the ninth ... It trimmed Texas' lead to 2-1. Butler hit a double to deep center over Tavares with one out in the sixth.

But the Maple Leafs opened the scoring with a beautiful play by Max Pacioretty, who scored with an assist from John Tavares ... after a long shift for the top line and top defense pairing ...

Tavares has claimed that playing with the midfielder is great, but he is a nightmare to play against. He told CBS Sports: “To play with him is amazing, to play against is the worst thing, because of ...