NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (9-9-3) vs. Montreal Canadiens (10-7-3)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Bell Centre, 1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC

Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, TSN2, RDS, Sportsnet

Injury Report

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Auston Matthews (C) – Lower body, day-to-day

Matthew Knies (LW) – Lower body, day-to-day

Anthony Stolarz (G) – Upper body, OUT

Brandon Carlo (D) – Lower body, OUT

Chris Tanev (D) – Upper body, OUT

Nicolas Roy (C) – Upper body, OUT

Marshall Rifai (D) – Wrist, OUT

Montreal Canadiens:

Kaiden Guhle (D) – Lower body, OUT

Kirby Dach (C) – Foot, OUT

Alex Newhook (C) – Ankle, OUT

Patrik Laine (RW) – Abdomen, OUT

Jake Evans (C) – Day-to-day

Player Matchups

Toronto Maple Leafs:

William Nylander – 27 points (9G, 18A)

John Tavares – 27 points (12G, 15A)

Morgan Rielly – 16 points from the blue line

Joseph Woll – .910 career SV%, expected starter

Montreal Canadiens:

Nick Suzuki – 22 points (5G, 17A)

Cole Caufield – 21 points (13G, 8A)

Lane Hutson – 17 points (rookie defenseman impact)

Sam Montembeault – .858 SV%, 3.56 GAA

Team Recent Form

Toronto Maple Leafs:

15th in Eastern Conference

Last 10: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 goals/game, allowing 3.5

Recent: OT loss vs. Columbus (3-2)

Montreal Canadiens:

13th in Eastern Conference

Last 10: 3-4-3, averaging 3.1 goals/game, allowing 4.0

Recent: 8-4 loss vs. Washington

Series History

All-time: Canadiens lead 413–336–88–14

Playoffs: Canadiens lead 46–32

Current streak: Maple Leafs have won 4 straight

Last meeting (Oct 8, 2025): Toronto won 5-2

Betting Trends

Montreal Trends:

7-5 as favorite this season

16 of 20 games over 5.5 goals

Toronto Trends:

0-4 as underdog this season

16 of 21 games over 5.5 goals

Game Odds

Toronto Maple Leafs      6.5        

Montreal Canadiens       – 135    

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025