Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0) at Montreal Canadiens (0-0-0)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Wednesday, October 9
Time: 7:00 pm EDT
TV: ESPN + / Sportsnet / TVAS
Radio:
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
Montreal – TSN 690 AM (English) / 98,5 FM Cogeco (French)
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto -1.5
Montreal +1.5
O/U 6.5
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Toronto Maple Leafs Notes:
Toronto was 14-15-4 last season in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs were second in the NHL in goals last year, averaging 3.63 goals per game. Toronto’s PP% was 24.0, and the team scored 57 powerplay goals during the season.
Montreal Canadiens Notes:
Montreal opens the season at home against its original six rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last season, Montreal was 5-13-8 within the Atlantic Division. Montreal was 26th in the NHL in goals scored per game with 2.83. The Canadiens powerplay scored at a 17.5% success rate and totaled 44 powerplay goals on the year.
Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
Pacioretty-Holmberg-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Reaves
Reilly-Tanev
Ekman-Larsson-McCabe
Benoit-Timmins
Stolarz
Woll
Montreal Canadiens Lineup:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Armia
Barre-Boulet-Dvorak-Anderson
Gallagher-Evans-Heineman
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Barron
Montembeault
Primeau
Players To Watch:
Toronto – Auston Matthews led all NHL goal scorers with 69 last season. The reigning Rocket Richard Trophy winner is looking to become the first player to get 70 goals in a season since the 92-93 season when Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny each had 76 goals.
Montreal – Juraj Slavkovsky is poised to build on a strong 23-24 season which saw the young star score 20 goals with 30 assists. The big Slovakian winger signed an 8-year, $60.8 million dollar contract extension on the first day he was eligible. Slavkovsky was the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Injuries:
Toronto –
D Dakota Mermis – Long Term IR – Est. return October 31
D Jani Hakanpaa – Long Term IR – Est. return October 31
C Calle Jarnkrok – Long Term IR – Est. return October 31
C Fraser Minten – IR – Est. return October 16
C Connor Dewar – IR – Est. return October 16
G Joseph Woll – Day-To-Day
Montreal –
D Jayden Struble – OUT – Day-To-Day
LW Patrik Laine – OUT Week-To-Week – Est. return December 1
D David Reinbacher – OUT Week-To-Week – Est. return March 1
Next game
Toronto – October 10 at New Jersey
Montreal – October 10 at Boston
