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As the Toronto Maple Leafs look for more success in 2026-27, a lot of the pressure will swing toward their star players, but to help get them back to a greater level of success, the depth forward group needs to step up. While that group is set to look a lot different this season, one of…
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their preseason opener 4-1 against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh scored Toronto’s lone goal on the power play at…
It may have wound up in a loss, but it’s only the preseason. No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna, however, […]
It’s safe to say the Toronto Maple Leafs officially have a logjam on the blue line heading into the 2026-27 season. While it isn’t a bad thing for the team,…
After dealing with injury, the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to get back one of their most important defensive assets in Chris Tanev. How important will his return be for the team's competitive aspirations?
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost both preseason games Saturday night, but this is one of those nights when the final scores probably don’t tell us much. Toronto split its squad,…
Heading into training camp, many wondered how the Toronto Maple Leafs would utilize Gavin McKenna as he entered his rookie season. After days, even months of speculation since he got…
The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. The Montreal Canadiens training camp is well underway, and the Canadiens played their first two games last night, taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a split-squad doubleheader. Montreal came out on top in both games, with the […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens Surprises Thus Far appeared first on The Sick Podcast .
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews won’t be losing sleep over his team’s 4-1 preseason loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Toronto certainly generated several chances, and were unlucky that only Darren Raddysh got on the board, but there were also just as many rusty moments. Matthews felt there was plenty they can therefore…
It was a quiet night on the scoresheet for Toronto Maple Leafs incoming first overall pick Gavin McKenna, but he had nothing but good things to say about his first time on NHL ice. Despite the 4-1 preseason loss to the Montreal Canadiens, McKenna looked comfortable in his first taste of game action with the…
TORONTO — All eyes were on Gavin McKenna, as the 18-year-old made his preseason debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs. McKenna did not appear on the scoresheet, but he drew a ton of attention, and was among Toronto’s best forwards in a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, a scoreline that betrays the competitive balance…
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The Montreal Canadiens began their preseason slate of games on Saturday night. The Canadiens won both of those matchups over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a split-squad affair. Martin St. Louis was behind the bench for the game in Montreal. And he witnessed another step in the evolution of Ivan Demidov. Demidov scored a goal […] The post Canadiens’ Martin St. Louis gives insightful review of Ivan Demidov’s evolution appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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-...
At the best of times, preseason is incredibly difficult to evaluate. In these changing times, we have to be even more careful. With the NHL schedule moving to 84 games, the preseason schedule has been reduced to four. In the Leafs’ case, those four games are happening on just two nights. Add in a training […] The post Maple Leafs Lose Preseason Opener (x2): Analysis & Player Notes From Both Games appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
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,…
After rumors circulated throughout the summer about the potential of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies being traded, new general manager John Chayka has emphasized the importance of the 23-year-old's value to the team's competitive future.
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