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Vegas Golden Knights vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Scotiabank Arena

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SN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Golden Knights 1, Maple Leafs 0 so far; the last game finished TOR 3, VGK 4.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 3 of a road trip: Montréal and Ottawa, now Toronto.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: vs UTA
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: vs WPG
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: at MTL
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at OTT
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~205 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,564 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Maple Leafs

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Carolina and Dallas).

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: vs FLA
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at CAR
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: at DAL
  9. 102026-12-10: no game
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,203 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,797 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKTOR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)TOR 26% (7th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series