Schedule / Matchup Preview

Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Maple Leafs · MON · MAR 22 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · MAR 22 · 6:30 PM CT
Centre Bell
SN+ · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
MON · MAR 22 · 6:30 PM CT
SN+ · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 11 goals on 82 shots. But William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Centre Bell
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 11 goals on 82 shots. But William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

A milestone is in reach for Nick Paul: 3 more goals for 200 career goals. Jakub Dobes has been a wall against Toronto, a .946 save percentage on 129 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (82 shots).
(Montreal)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Alexandre Texier has 5 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (28 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .946 save % against Toronto (129 shots).
.946 SV% vs TOR
Player
William Nylander has 5 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Toronto)
5 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals
Series
Second meeting of the season — Montreal took the first 3-2 on Sep 29. See the games →
1-0 series, MTL