Montreal Canadiens Play Toronto Maple Leafs in Division Battle

Montreal Canadiens (0-0-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (2-0-0, first in the Atlantic Division)

Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

Bottom Line

Atlantic Division foes Toronto and Montreal take the ice.

Toronto finished 46-28-8 overall and 28-18-6 in Eastern Conference play in the 2018-19 season. The Maple Leafs averaged 3.5 goals on 33.4 shots per game last season.

Toronto Maple Leafs Ilya Mikheyev Tyson Barrie Trevor Moore — Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ilya Mikheyev celebrates his first NHL career goal with teammates Tyson Barrie and Trevor Moore (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

Montreal went 44-30-8 overall and 15-8-5 in Atlantic Division play in the 2018-19 season. The Canadiens averaged 3.0 goals on 34.1 shots per game last season.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

Maple Leafs Injuries: None listed.

Canadiens Injuries: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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