Maple Leafs host the Canadiens for first game of 2026 season

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Canadiens -110, Maple Leafs -111; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens in the season opener.

Toronto went 32-36-14 overall and 7-15-4 in division games last season. The Maple Leafs had a 21.2% power play success rate last season, scoring 42 goals on 198 chances.

Montreal went 48-24-10 overall and 24-13-3 in division play a season ago. The Canadiens averaged 3.0 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 23.1% (56 total power-play goals).

INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Elvis Merzlikins: out (shoulder), Max Domi: out (back).

Canadiens: Kaiden Guhle: out (adductor).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.