Venue & Broadcast
Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: Sportsnet (Canada), TVA Sports (French), ESPN+ / Hulu (U.S.)
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Toronto: Coming off a dominant season, top of the Atlantic, but still chasing their first Stanley Cup since 1967.
Montreal: Young, rising team that returned to the playoffs last year for the first time since 2021.
Injury Report
Toronto Maple Leafs: No major injuries reported.
Montreal Canadiens: No major injuries reported.
(Both teams enter the opener healthy, which is rare and sets up a full-strength rivalry clash.)
Starting Goalies
Montreal Canadiens: Sam Montembeault (31–24–7, 2.82 GAA, .901 SV% in 2024–25)
Career vs. TOR: 3–6, 3.89 GAA, .892 SV%
Toronto Maple Leafs: Anthony Stolarz (21–8–3, 2.14 GAA, .926 SV% in 2024–25)
Career vs. MTL: 4–2, 2.32 GAA, .918 SV%
Key Player Matchups
Cole Caufield (MTL, 37 goals) vs. William Nylander (TOR, 45 goals)
Both are elite snipers; whichever winger finds space first could tilt momentum.
Nick Suzuki (MTL, 89 pts) vs. Auston Matthews (TOR, 40+ goal potential)
Suzuki’s playmaking vs. Matthews’ finishing power is a marquee battle.
Lane Hutson (MTL, Calder Trophy winner, 60 assists) vs. Morgan Rielly (TOR, veteran anchor)
Youthful creativity vs. steady leadership on the blue line.
Series History
2024–25 Season Series: Toronto won 3 of 4 (MTL went 1–2–1).
All-Time Rivalry: One of the NHL’s most storied matchups, dating back to 1917.
Recent Trend: Toronto has had the upper hand in regular-season play, but Montreal has historically been a playoff thorn.
Betting Trends
Toronto went 27–13–1 at home last season.
Montreal went 17–19–5 on the road.
Toronto averaged 3.25 goals/game, Montreal 2.96 goals/game.
The Over hit in 6 of the last 9 meetings.
Game Odds
Montreal Canadiens 5.5
Toronto Maple Leafs – 166
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, October 7, 2025
