Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre at 7 pm EST. The Maple Leaf's won 54-21-7 last season and lost in the first round to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Montreal had a very down year last year and finished with a record of 22-49-11.

Leafs lost in the first round of the playoffs last season. Jack Campbell is no longer the starting goaltender for Toronto. The team finished the season second in goals per game and seventh in shots per match. Auston Matthews led Toronto with 106 points and 60 goals last year. Mitchell Marner had 97 points in 72 games played. Morgan Reilly had 68 points on the year and was in top 10 among defensemen in points, goals, and assists.

Montreal finished last in the Atlantic Division last season. Nick Suzuki led the team with 61 points. The team's defense and goalie play was terrible. Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens are playing each other on Saturday.

Home team is 4-0 in the last four meetings. Montreal is 5-2 in last seven meetings against Toronto Maple Leafs.

Home team is 4-0 in the last four meetings. Underdog is 5-2 in last seven meetings against Montreal.

Montreal Canadiens are 5-2 in their last 7 games against Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal has scored three goals or more in five of the last seven games. Jack Campbell is no longer the starting goaltender for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov and Matt Murray will share duties in the net.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens is a betting match.

The game is the first of the season for both teams. Montreal has scored two goals or less in five out of last six games against Toronto. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between these two teams and 6-0 in last 8 meetings in Montreal.