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Vegas Golden Knights vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Maple Leafs · SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
SCRIPPS
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Mark Stone has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 39 shots. But Toronto has found Carter Hart beatable: .880 on 200 shots.
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Golden Knights
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Golden Knights
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Golden Knights
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Mark Stone has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 39 shots. But Toronto has found Carter Hart beatable: .880 on 200 shots.

Jack Eichel has quietly owned this matchup, 8 points in the last 4 meetings. A milestone is in reach for Nick Paul: 3 more goals for 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mark Stone has 8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (39 shots).
(Vegas)
8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Mitch Marner has 9 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (68 shots).
(Vegas)
9 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Carter Hart has struggled against Toronto — a .880 save % on 200 shots.
.880 SV% vs TOR
Player
Jack Eichel has 8 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Vegas)
8 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Player
John Tavares has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Toronto)
6 pts, last 4 vs VGK
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals