Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens - NHL Game Preview - December 26, 2026 - CBS Sports

Toronto

Sun Dec 27

12:00AM

Montreal

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	1	2	3	T
Toronto TOR--	-	-	-
Montreal MON--	-	-	-

Bell CentreMontreal, PQ

Maple Leafs	3.15 GF AVG	3.36 GA AVG	26.70 Power Play
Canadiens	3.05 GF AVG	3.66 GA AVG	14.80 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
John Tavares (C)	Lower Body	11-26-2026Expected to be out until at least Nov 27
Christopher Tanev (D)	Upper Body	10-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 22
Max Domi (C)	Back	11-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Nov 21
Miles Wood (LW)	Undisclosed	10-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 22
Elvis Merzlikins (G)	Shoulder	03-29-2027Expected to be out until at least Mar 30
Dakota Joshua (C)	Abdomen	10-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
William Villeneuve (D)	Knee	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Cade Webber (D)	Elbow	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Mike Matheson (D)	Lower Body	10-19-2026Day-to-Day
Sam Montembeault (G)	Lower Body	10-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 20
Lucas Condotta (C)	Undisclosed	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Florian Xhekaj (LW)	Lower Body	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Ivan Demidov (RW)	Lower Body	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Bryce Pickford (D)	Undisclosed	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31

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