Steven Lorentz showed his frustration outwardly with an NHL official on Wednesday as the Maple Leafs continue to struggle to score in disappointing loss to Wild.

Squaring off with nearly identical records entering Wednesday’s contest, the Toronto Maple Leafs were presented with a key opportunity to get out of a rut against a quality Minnesota Wild team, with a four-game road trip on the horizon before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Lorentz and Woll stood by Matthews after his words on Wednesday, also admitting how special Toronto's fanbase is.

Auston Matthews will serve as captain for the United States in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, and his team is the only one involved without a glaring injury question to answer.

Auston Matthews will serve as captain for the United States in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, and his team is the only one involved without a glaring injury question to answer.

Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been named Captain for Team USA for the 4 Nations Face-Off. It will run from Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. Team USA’s leadership group has been named! Counting down the days until the #4Nations Face-Off! Details: https://t.co/Cg0MGiOGmT pic.twitter.com/IpWjjxnnHX

Losers of three straight and starved for offense, some new statistics show that the Leafs need to make a trade to add some firepower if they want any success.

Leafs answered our poll. In part 1, we reveal the teammates most Leafs would like to be stuck with in an elevator, and more.

It’s often been said that the Toronto Maple Leafs are the passion that unites us all, and that’s starkly evident on an unseasonably warm Monday in January, ahead of the team’s annual outdoor practice.

The Maple Leafs’ annual outdoor practice — which took place is Shanahan’s old stomping grounds — provided a chance to fans to get close to their heroes and a nice break from a relentless practice-game-fly schedule.

Pacioretty took a puck to the head area in front of the net during a shot attempt from teammate Auston Matthews on Jan .18 against the Montreal Canadiens. Pacioretty remained in the game but missed the next two contests against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nikita Grebenkin has been called up from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, while Connor Dewar has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to January 20, the team confirmed Saturday.