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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Monday, March 22, 2027 · Centre Bell

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SN+ · TVAS

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Monday, March 22, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and TVAS.

This is the fourth 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 3 of a road trip: NY Rangers and New Jersey, now Montréal.

  1. 122027-03-12: no game
  2. 132027-03-13: vs VAN
  3. 142027-03-14: no game
  4. 152027-03-15: vs FLA
  5. 162027-03-16: no game
  6. 172027-03-17: vs TBL
  7. 182027-03-18: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 192027-03-19: no game
  9. 202027-03-20: at NJD
  10. 212027-03-21: no game
  11. 222027-03-22: at MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~331 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~681 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Back home after a game in Detroit.

  1. 122027-03-12: no game
  2. 132027-03-13: at OTT
  3. 142027-03-14: no game
  4. 152027-03-15: no game
  5. 162027-03-16: vs FLA
  6. 172027-03-17: no game
  7. 182027-03-18: vs TBL
  8. 192027-03-19: no game
  9. 202027-03-20: at DET
  10. 212027-03-21: no game
  11. 222027-03-22: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~520 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,040 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