The 18-year-old, like the rest of the hockey world, will find out if that dream of a successful debut becomes reality when he steps onto the ice against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN) in the season opener for each team.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to kick off their 2026/27 regular season against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Scotiabank Arena, with tickets still available on Ticketmaster and resale platforms.

The Columbus Blue Jackets traded leading goal scorer Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are details and grades on the deal.

The Maple Leafs' hype train keeps rolling, but it isn't time to jump on board yet with the Canadiens coming to town.

After several seasons of playing in the National Hockey League, including for the Toronto Maple Leafs, goaltender Ilya Samsonov returned to his native Russia to join HC Sochi with the KHL. However, he decided to return to the NHL for the upcoming season, agreeing to join the upstart San Jose Sharks with a one-year, two-way contract.

When speaking to the media on Monday, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka announced that forward Dakota Joshua is out week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, though multiple reports have labeled Joshua out with a lingering core injury.

The Toronto Maple Leafs go into the 2026-27 NHL season with a tremendous amount of depth, with extra skaters or contributors down in the AHL. John Chayka speaks about what he likes about his roster.