The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs kick off the NHL season with a must-see rivalry game. Find out how to watch, game preview, and prediction.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday in a holiday matinee game. The start time will now be moved up by two hours.

Preview the Oct. 8 matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

Toronto is now running on Blue Jays time. One of the city's other beloved sports entities, the Maple Leafs, are moving Monday's home game from 4 p.m. to 2 p.m. so fans don't miss Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

With assists on the goals from Bobby McMann and Auston Matthews before adding his own goal in the final seconds, William Nylander now has 15 points in nine career season openers, surpassing Darryl Sittler for the third most in Maple Leafs history.

The 2025-26 NHL season kicks off with a historic rivalry clash between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens on October 8th at Scotiabank Are