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The Toronto Maple Leafs made Gavin McKenna the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. McKenna joined the Maple Leafs with a lot of buzz thanks to his work in the WHL and at Penn State last year. On Saturday, he made his preseason debut against the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto did not get the […] The post Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna reflects on preseason debut after Canadiens loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .
MONTREAL— It was a smooth redirect from Ivan Demidov. This one delivered in the room after he spent his night dekeing and deceiving every Toronto Maple Leaf in his path in a 4-3 overtime win for his Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. It’s pre-season, but Demidov, who scored a goal on Saturday, is already in mid-season form both on and off the ice. We asked him if anything he worked on during the off-season translated immediately for him through this first game back. “You tell me,” the 20-year-...
TORONTO — Maksymilian Szuber scored the winner in the third period as the undermanned Montreal Canadiens topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in a split-squad game on the first night of the NHL’s pre-season schedule Saturday. Phillip Danault, including one into the empty net, added two goals for Montreal, while Samuel Poulin rounded out the scoring. Samuel Montembeault was perfect in making 13 stops. Kaapo Kahkonen made 11 saves in relief after coming on in the second period. No. 1 overall pick ...
After the Maple Leafs’ 4-1 loss to the Canadiens in the preseason opener, head coach Jim Hiller discussed Auston Matthews’ and Gavin McKenna’s performances, the team’s execution with and without the puck, and Dakota Joshua’s status. In your first game as the Maple Leafs’ head coach, how do you assess the performance tonight? Hiller: You […] The post Jim Hiller on Gavin McKenna’s NHL (preseason) debut: “He was in on three or four chances… You will take that every day” appeared first on Maple ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their second of two split-squad games against the Montreal Canadiens to open the newly-shortened preseason, falling 4-3 in overtime. In fewer words, it’s officially time to start overreacting. In all seriousness, it’s hard to take much from this game considering the Maple Leafs were dressing their B-squad against the Canadiens’…
Bell Centre, Montreal: Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs Pregame Going from an entire off-season to two games simultaneously seems like we’re going through our own intensive training camp to get into shape for the regular season. Martin St-Louis said this morning that both games will feature goaltenders splitting the games. He also made the groups with special teams in mind. The Montreal group has the team’s top power play players while the Toronto group has the team’s top penalty...
The Montreal Canadiens faced the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, with the teams icing split-squads in concurrent games, hosted in […]
Pre-season game 1: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet One (English), In the Canadiens region: RDS (French) Streaming: RDS , Sportsnet The NHL is just about to start up for a new season, an earlier beginning for an updated schedule of 84 games. On the first night of a shortened pre-season, the Canadiens will split their training camp roster in half to play two games. The main stars will be staying in Montreal to t...
The Toronto Maple Leafs open their 2026 NHL preseason schedule on Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens, but all eyes will be on No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna as he makes his debut in a Maple Leafs uniform. McKenna,…
Steven Lorentz speaks to the media ahead of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens SUBSCRIBE: https://tml.hockey/3FvgtoG FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontomapleleafs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs #Leafs #LeafsForever #TorontoMapleLeafs
Chris Tanev speaks to the media ahead of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens SUBSCRIBE: https://tml.hockey/3FvgtoG FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontomapleleafs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs #Leafs #LeafsForever #TorontoMapleLeafs
Darren Raddysh speaks to the media ahead of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens SUBSCRIBE: https://tml.hockey/3FvgtoG FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontomapleleafs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs #Leafs #LeafsForever #TorontoMapleLeafs
Maple Leafs Full Media Availability speaks to the media ahead of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens 0:00 – Darren Raddysh 3:51 – Chris Tanev 8:25 – Steven Lorentz 12:53 – Jim Hiller SUBSCRIBE: https://tml.hockey/3FvgtoG FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontomapleleafs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs #Leafs #LeafsForever #TorontoMapleLeafs
The Maple Leafs’ split-squad preseason rosters are now available for their games against the Canadiens in Montreal and Toronto. Front and center among the storylines, Gavin McKenna will make his (unofficial/preseason) home debut in a Leafs sweater. Toronto vs. Montreal Preseason Toronto Game Group — Morning-Skate Lines Forwards Line Left Wing Centre Right Wing 1 […] The post Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Preseason Split-Squad Lineups: Stars Stay in Toronto, Bottom Six Heads to Montreal appeared ...
Jim Hiller addressed the media before Saturday’s preseason opener against the Montreal Canadiens, discussing what he wants to see from his team in the first exhibition matchup, Chris Tanev getting up to speed, and Gavin McKenna’s role on the PP/the early construction of the power-play units. What are you going to be looking for most […] The post Jim Hiller on Gavin McKenna skating on the Leafs’ second PP unit: “We don’t want to put any extra pressure on him… We just want to get him started i...
The Montreal Canadiens have had an extremely busy week preparing for the 2026-27 NHL season. Veteran free agent Chris Kreider signed a one-year deal last Saturday, while forwards Zachary Bolduc and Alex Newhook inked four-year extensions, defenseman Arber Xhekaj re-upped for one year, and head coach Martin St. Louis got a multi-year extension of his […] The post Alex Newhook gets brutally honest on why he re-signed with Canadiens appeared first on ClutchPoints .
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their first crack at a loaded top power-play unit, and Jack Roslovic is on it. Which means strong PP1 candidates Matthew Knies and Gavin McKenna find themselves starting with the second group. Surprise. McKenna, 18, is only making his pro exhibition debut Saturday versus the Montreal Canadiens in split-squad action, and the organization is hesitant to heap too much on the rookie’s plate out of the gate. As for the 227-pound Knies, a net-front beast, w...
It was an eventful morning skate, as the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare to host the Montreal Canadiens in their preseason opener on Saturday evening. Toronto’s main group will play at Scotiabank Arena, while its secondary group, led by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Easton Cowan, will play in Montreal. Daily Faceoff Toronto is reporting on the game…
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller is looking for his team to play with renewed pace throughout the year, as the club prepares for its first preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Toronto are playing in concurrent, split-squad games, with its main group hosting Montreal’s split-squad at Scotiabank Arena. “The simple part,…
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For the first time in recent memory, the Toronto Maple Leafs are holding concurrent preseason games against the Montreal Canadiens. Daily Faceoff Toronto is covering the game at Scotiabank Arena, where Tinus Luc Koblar and Harry Nansi are among the notable inclusions on the Maple Leafs’ roster. It’s a largely professional-calibre roster, with the vast…
The National Hockey League has seen a number of massive contracts signed in recent weeks, some of which include the likes of Cale Makar, Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier. There’s no doubt these players are among the best in the game, but the size of the average annual value (AAV) in these deals is widening the eyes of both fans and executives. While Makar may be the first NHLer to eclipse a $20-million AAV, at this rate, he certainly won’t be the last. Now the...
When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Marco Scandella in January 2020, it looked like a relatively minor move involving a veteran defenseman. More than six years later, however, the sequence of…