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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
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
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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 ...
The 2025-26 season was a wild one for Cayden Primeau. After finishing training camp last year with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Toronto Maple Leafs claimed him off waivers. Then a…
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...
After an ugly 78-point season that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs miss the playoffs, the organization enters training camp with a new look. The team is quite different, both in…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz is in a better place heading into his third season with the club. After an up-and-down year with mostly downs (which was certainly not exclusive to Lorentz), the Waterloo native spoke about where things went wrong for him in 2025-26 and how he’s going to apply it to this…
For the first time since December 28, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev will play in an NHL game. The veteran blueliner is coming off a difficult 2025-26 season that was riddled with injuries and resulted in him missing all but 11 games. There were many factors as to why the previous campaign went so…
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,…