Schedule / Matchup Preview

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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · SAT · NOV 7 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 7 · 6:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
SN · TVAS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 7 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Chris Kreider has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 11 goals on 82 shots. But William Nylander has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Scotiabank Arena
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Canadiens
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Chris Kreider has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 11 goals on 82 shots. But William Nylander has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals. The Maple Leafs have struggled to beat Jakub Dobes: .946 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 →
0-1 series, TOR