John Tavares
C TOR
Wed 1/8/25 1:21 AM

Tavares scores a goal and added an assist Tuesday in a 3-2 win over the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
The goal came on the power play, and it was his 20th of the season. Tavares has 15 20-goal seasons, which ties him with Evgeni Malkin for fourth-most among active players, behind Alex Ovechkin (19), Patrick Kane (16) and Sidney Crosby (16). Tavares' point streak stands at three games and four points (one goal, three assists; six shots).

John Tavares
C TOR
Mon 1/6/25 12:42 AM

Tavares logged an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares' eight-game point streak ended Thursday, but he has bounced back with an assist in each of the last two contests. The 34-year-old center is up to 40 points in as many games this season (19 goals, 21 helpers). He's added 116 shots on net, 50 hits, 25 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating. Tavares may take a step back now that Auston Matthews has returned to great success in a top-line role, but both centers are well worth rostering in fantasy.

John Tavares
C TOR
Tue 12/31/24 6:50 PM

Tavares scored a goal Tuesday in 3-1 win over the Islanders.
EDGE Analysis
It came on the power-play into an empty net in the last minute of play. Tavares extended his point streak to eight games (seven goals, six assists). JT seems to be staving off Father Time this season with 19 goals and 38 points in 37 games. His 17.1 shooting percentage is well above his 13.0 career mark, but it's not like he's never done this before. Tavares hit at 16.4 percent in his first season with the Leafs when he lit the lamp 47 times. And his deployment will continue to be prime with Auston Matthews (upper body) back on the IR.

John Tavares
C TOR
Sun 12/29/24 2:56 AM

Tavares scored a goal on six shots and added two hits in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares gave the Maple Leafs a positive start at 3:14 of the first period, but their only lead of the game lasted just 1:32. The 34-year-old center has six goals and six assists during his seven-game point streak. Tavares continues to thrive on the top line in the absence of Auston Matthews (upper body). For the season, Tavares has 18 goals, 19 assists, 110 shots on net, 47 hits and a plus-8 rating through 36 appearances. He's shooting 16.4 percent, his highest mark since 2018-19, so there's a case to be made for selling high on the veteran, but fantasy managers may also want to hold on while he's on a heater.

John Tavares
C TOR
Sat 12/28/24 1:37 PM

Tavares generated two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 5-2 win over Detroit.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares recorded a pair of helpers on the first two of Mitch Marner's three markers Friday. Tavares has found the scoresheet in six consecutive games, racking up five goals and six assists during that stretch. The heater ties Tavares' longest point streak of the season. The 34-year-old has filled in admirably for Auston Matthews (upper body) on the top line, and Tavares is producing at just over a point-per-game pace with 17 goals and 19 helpers through 35 contests.

John Tavares
C TOR
Mon 12/23/24 10:22 PM

Tavares scored twice in a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
His first goal was his 200th with the Maple Leafs. Tavares scored 272 goals with the Islanders. He's now in elite territory as the fifth player in NHL history to score 200 goals with two teams. Tavares joins Wayne Gretzky (Oilers, Kings), Lanny McDonald (Maple Leafs, Flames), Mark Messier (Oilers, Rangers) and Keith Tkachuk (Jets/Coyotes, Blues). That's heady company. Then there's his current five-game, nine-point streak that includes five goals, and his 17 goals overall have him on the NHL's top-10 sniper list. Yes, Tavares, the gray beard that Leafs' fans have wanted to jettison. His value to fantasy managers this season is immense.

John Tavares
C TOR
Sun 12/22/24 1:10 AM

Tavares picked up an assist Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Islanders.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran pivot is on a four-game, seven-point scoring streak that includes three goals. Tavares has 32 points in 33 games in the last year of his current contract, and he wants to stay in Toronto. He's stating his case with production like this.

John Tavares
C TOR
Sat 12/21/24 1:06 PM

Tavares recorded two assists in Friday's 6-3 win over the Sabres.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares hasn't lit the lamp since notching a hat trick in a 5-3 win over Buffalo on Sunday but has three goals and three assists during his three-game point streak. He has produced 10 points (five goals, five helpers) in 10 games since the beginning of December, and he ranks third in the team in total points in 2024-25 with 31, trailing only Mitch Marner (44) and William Nylander (36).

John Tavares
C TOR
Mon 12/16/24 1:32 PM

Tavares scored a hat trick, including one goal on the power play and an empty-netter, in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Sabres.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares accomplished a natural hat trick by scoring the last three goals of the game, and he came through when the Maple Leafs needed him the most, as his three goals switched things from a 3-2 deficit to a 5-3 win for Toronto. This was his second hat trick of the current campaign, and he's up to 28 points (15 goals, 13 assists) in 30 games this season.

John Tavares
C TOR
Thu 12/12/24 11:26 PM

Tavares picked up two assists Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Ducks.
EDGE Analysis
Tavares set up both of Max Pacioretty's goals. J.T. hasn't picked up any helpers since Nov. 24, a span of seven games. That period coincides with the line shuffling that came with Auston Matthews' return from injury. Tavares benefited from having Mitch Marner beside him while Matthews was out. Now, it looks like he and Mad Max have plenty of sparks together. Tavares is a solid fantasy play, with 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) and 92 shots in 28 games this season.