OCTOBER 3, 2026 • 7:00 PM EST • SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON)
TV: SPORTSNET • RADIO: SPORTSNET 590

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TODAY’S MATCHUP Tonight’s game is Toronto’s first of twenty-seven Saturday night games and the first of four against their Atlantic Division and Battle of Ontario rivals. 

QUICK HITS 

Third team Toronto will face who are skating in their opening game of the season (Sept. 29 – MTL, Sept. 30 – NYI, and Oct. 3 – OTT). 
Associate Coach, Daniel Alfredsson will be behind the bench for the Maple Leafs against the team he captained for 13 seasons (1999-2013). 
John Tavares will skate in his 600th career game as a Toronto Maple Leaf.