If you told Toronto Maple Leafs fans their sixth- or seventh-best defenseman would be significantly responsible for two ...

Instead, it was a 26-year-old, third-pair defenseman from Laval, Quebec, who proved to be the difference-maker by beating ...

Simon Benoit scored on a slap shot from the point at 1:19 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the ...

OTTAWA -- Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators in ...

Auston Matthews won a faceoff back to Benoit at the left point, and the defenseman fired a low shot through traffic that beat ...

Simon Benoit scored on a slap shot from the point at 1:19 of overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Senators ...

An unstoppable power play, edge in goal and contributions from unlikely sources have the Maple Leafs on the verge of the ...

Following Simon Benoit’s overtime goal that gave Toronto a 3-2 win and a commanding 3-0 series lead, Maple Leafs supporters ...

The Leafs boast some of the biggest names in hockey, but on Thursday someone new became "the king of Toronto for a night." ...

For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, the moment felt eerily familiar. Exactly two years ago (almost to the day), Morgan Rielly ...

In the whirlwind of the NHL regular season, it’s easy for players to go unnoticed, even when they’re playing their hearts out ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Thursday. Simon Benoit scored the winning goal in Game 3, taking them close to their second playoff series win since 2004.