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Venue & Context

Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Puckdrop: 6:00 PM ET

Season Phase: Regular Season, first meeting of the year between these clubs

Records: Flames 2-7-1 (Pacific Division), Maple Leafs 4-4-1 (Atlantic Division)

Injury Report

Calgary Flames: No major injuries listed

Toronto Maple Leafs: No major injuries listed

Both teams enter relatively healthy, which is rare this deep into October.

Player Matchups

Calgary Flames Leaders:

Nazem Kadri – 7 pts (0G, 7A)

Blake Coleman – 6 pts (4G, 2A)

Mikael Backlund – 5 pts (1G, 4A)

Goalie: Dustin Wolf (2-6-1, 3.37 GAA, .886 SV%)

Toronto Maple Leafs Leaders:

William Nylander – 14 pts (6G, 8A)

John Tavares – 12 pts (5G, 7A)

Matthew Knies – 10 pts (4G, 6A)

Auston Matthews – 8 pts (5G, 3A)

Goalie: Anthony Stolarz (2-4-1, 3.31 GAA, .885 SV%)

Key Battle: Kadri returns to Toronto as a playmaker against his former team, while Nylander and Matthews look to exploit Calgary’s struggling defense.

Team Form

Calgary Flames: Snapped a 4-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Rangers on Oct. 26. Still averaging just 2.0 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.

Toronto Maple Leafs: Coming off a 4-3 OT win vs. Buffalo on Oct. 25. Leafs are scoring 3.44 goals per game but allowing 3.66 goals per game.

Recent Form:

Flames: 1-4 in last 5, offense inconsistent

Leafs: 2-3 in last 5, defensive lapses but strong home ice (4-2-1)

Series History

2024–25 Season: Leafs won both meetings, outscoring Calgary 9-4.

All-Time: Toronto holds a slight edge in recent years, especially at home.

Betting Trends

Toronto: 4-5 overall as favorites; 7 of 9 games have gone Over 5.5 goals.

Calgary: 2-8 overall, 1-3 as underdogs of +167 or longer.

Totals: Flames games have gone Over in 7 of 10; Leafs games Over in 7 of 9.

Game Odds

Calgary Flames                                 5.5

Toronto Maple Leafs                      – 185

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025

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