Indeed, when the 35-year-old became the 49th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 29, there was very little reason to celebrate. Nor was he about to. Even with his milestone moment, the Maple Leafs were still trailing the Blue Jackets 6-2 in a game Toronto would end up losing 6-3.

Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares opened up about being honored before his team defeated the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday.

John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares had a heart-warming message to Joseph Woll as the goalie returned to the team.

John Tavares has achieved another incredible milestone in his 17-season NHL career. He hit the 1000-point plateau in 2023-24 and with a third-period one-timer against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Toronto Maple Leafs centre scored his 500th NHL goal.

The celebration of John Tavares’s 500th NHL goal was a lot more memorable for the hometown favourite than the scoring play itself. Tavares barely acknowledged the milestone last week in Columbus, a third-period afterthought in a 6-3 loss.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares made history on Wednesday night amid the team's embarrassing loss in Columbus.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- John Tavares didn't acknowledge gaining any satisfaction from scoring against his former team. His focus was just on helping the Toronto Maple Leafs get in the playoffs. Tavares scored in the third period and the Maple Leafs clinched ...

At 35, Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is producing like a $9M player while making less than half of that amount.