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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · Centre Bell

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SN · TVAS

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and TVAS.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Maple Leafs 0, Canadiens 1 so far; the last game finished MTL 3, TOR 2.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 2 of a road trip: Detroit, now Montréal.

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: at NJD
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: vs TBL
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: vs WSH
  7. 222026-12-22: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at MTL
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~520 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~726 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Buffalo, Minnesota and Columbus).

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: at BUF
  4. 192026-12-19: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at CBJ
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs TOR
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~612 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,270 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

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
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORMTL

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)MTL 69% (16th 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

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

TOR 26% (7th least often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series