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Maple Leafs' John Tavares returns after 7-game absence for broken
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Tavares' 400th career goal helps Leafs defeat Penguins in Murray's
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Maple Leafs Bury 19 Years of Hurt and Set Themselves Up as a Legit
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Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs rally late to beat Lightning 4-3
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Maple Leafs deal the Capitals 4th loss in 5 games; Ovechkin scores
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NHL: Tavares' hat trick buries the Flyers for Leafs win
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Report: Maple Leafs captain John Tavares suffers oblique strain
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Maple Leafs' Tavares completes first career post-season hat trick
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