Maple Leafs Tavares Makes History in Embarrassing Loss

How do you become a 500-goal scorer in the NHL? For John Tavares, it starts with the little things

The Maple Leafs' star has always stressed proper fitness, preparation, mindfulness and nutrition.

"Really hard to comment on it right now": John Tavares dejected by 500th NHL goal not having any impact in Maple Leafs's blowout loss vs. Blue Jackets

John Tavares was one of the scorers in the Maple Leafs’ 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.

Maple Leafs Tavares Makes History in Embarrassing Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares made history on Wednesday night, getting his 500th career goal in an embarrassing loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.The goal came late in the third period with the game 6-1 in favor of the Blue Jackets. The Maple Leafs, despite outshooting Columbus, were out of it after 40 minutes. Still, Tavares and his line kept pushing, recovering some pride for the club.Here’s a look at the historic tally: A moment for…

Tavares scores 500th, but Maple Leafs back to .500

Amid the Leafs' most lopsided loss of the season, there was a muted celebration for the veteran becoming the 49th player to reach 500 goals.