Schedule / Matchup Preview

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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Canadiens · SAT · DEC 26 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 26 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
SN · TVAS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 26 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 11 goals on 82 shots. But the man to watch is William Nylander: 5 points in his last 4 against Montreal.
Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens
Home · 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
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Oliver Kapanen
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
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
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Oliver Kapanen
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
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

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 11 goals on 82 shots. But the man to watch is William Nylander: 5 points in his last 4 against Montreal.

Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals. Jakub Dobes has been a wall against the Maple Leafs, 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 →
0-1 series, TOR