Toronto Maple Leafs
2026-27 · 1-1-0 · 2 pts · 4th Atlantic
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 1-1-0 (2 points) through 2 games of 2026-27, 4th in the Atlantic Division and 8th in the Eastern, with a 0 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Ottawa Senators on Sat, Oct 3.
Over the last 2 games, the top line has been Roslovic – Matthews – Marchenko and the top pair Rielly – Raddysh. PP1 is Tavares, Nylander, Raddysh, Matthews and Marchenko.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 44.8% of shot attempts (32nd in the NHL) and 45.3% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 171-206.
Joseph Woll has started 38 of 77 games with a .899 save percentage; Stolarz has 25 starts.
5 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 2 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Maple Leafs line combinations tool →Next game: Sergei Bobrovsky● Projected
- Joseph Woll38 GS · .899 SV%
- Anthony Stolarz25 GS · .893 SV%
- Dennis Hildeby14 GS · .914 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 3 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Anthony Stolarz | 3 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Elvis Merzlikins | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · OTT @ TOR
No schedule edgeFirst game · 330 km travel
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: OTT (first game) at TOR (2 days rest).
Tue, Oct 6 · NSH @ TOR
No schedule edge2 days rest · 1,044 km travel · +1 h
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: NSH (2 days rest) at TOR (2 days rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · TOR @ VGK
No schedule edge1 day rest · 3,141 km travel · -3 h
1 day rest · 1,410 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: TOR (1 day rest) at VGK (1 day rest).
for Maple Leafs's next games, as win-probability edges.
2 P in last 2 (0.20/GP before) · +0:31 PP TOI
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 1, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: vs Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 3
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Nylander R | 65 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 19:25 | 2:45 | 47.9% |
| John Tavares C | 82 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 18:11 | 2:40 | 48.1% |
| Matthew Knies L | 79 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 18:48 | 2:39 | 42.4% |
| Auston Matthews C | 60 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 20:48 | 2:42 | 46.1% |
| Matias Maccelli L | 71 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 14:34 | 1:44 | 46.9% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson D | 78 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 20:36 | 1:47 | 46.9% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Atlantic Division
- PP1John Tavares – William Nylander – Darren Raddysh – Auston Matthews – Kirill Marchenko3:56
39 PP goals in 331:40 of man-advantage time (19th in GF/60).
- Dakota JoshuaCInjured ReserveAbdomen · Joshua was already considered week-to-week, and this move reinforces that he's going to be out for a while. More specifically, he will be forced to miss at least Toronto's first 10 games, and it's possible he w
- Max DomiCInjured ReserveBack · There's no timetable for Domi's return after he had complications while undergoing surgery over the summer. The 31-year-old had 12 goals, 36 points and 95 PIM in 80 regular-season appearances with Toronto in 2025-
- Cade WebberDInjured ReserveElbow · ir-nr
- Elvis MerzlikinsGInjured ReserveShoulder · Less than 24 hours after Merzlikins was traded to the Maple Leafs, a timetable for his return to action has been provided. The 32-year-old backstop had an up and down season in 2025-26, where he posted a 14-11
- William VilleneuveDInjured ReserveKnee · ir-nr
Where the offence comes from
Share of Maple Leafs 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 156.3 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.286 · 18th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%45.3% · 30th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%44.8% · 32nd of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Maple Leafs rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Maple Leafs news
- Devils Star Jack Hughes Has Awkward Reaction With Reporter Who Cracked 'Weird' Joke During Mid-Game InterviewBroBible
- Jack Hughes Is Rapidly Climbing A Devils Record Patrik Elias Still Ownsheavy.com
- Jack Hughes skates away from awkward interview with ESPN's AJ MleczkoYahoo Sports
- Jack Hughes calls mid-game injury joke 'weird' and leaves interviewlarrybrownsports.com
- Jack Hughes unamused by 'weird joke' during intermission interviewtheScore
- Devils' Jack Hughes taken aback by AJ Mleczko's 'weird joke' about injuriesUSA Today
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