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NHL Prop Bets: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens (September 29, 2026)

The Montreal Canadiens (0-0-0) face the Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0) at Scotiabank Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.

  • The Canadiens had a 59-42 Puck Line record last season, while the Maple Leafs held a record of 35-47.
  • The Canadiens had a 50-45-6 O/U record last season (meaning 50 games went over the total points line, 45 went under and six resulted in a push). The Maple Leafs had a 45-31-6 O/U record last season.

Goals For Insights

  • The Canadiens scored 3.40 goals per game last season (7th in the league). Comparatively, the Maple Leafs averaged 3.07 (16th).
  • Defensively, the Canadiens allowed 3.06 goals per game last season (T16th in the league), while the Maple Leafs gave up an average of 3.60 goals (31st).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Montreal averaged 26.3 shots per game last season (24th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Toronto allowed its opposition 32.4 shots per game (32nd).
  • Flipping that script, the Canadiens allowed 27.8 shots per game (18th in the NHL), while the Maple Leafs averaged 26.3 shots (23rd).

Power Play

  • Montreal held a power play percentage of 23.1% last season, ranking 10th in the league, while Toronto sat 15th with 21.3% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Canadiens had a penalty kill rate of 78.2% (ranked 18th), compared to the Maple Leafs at 81.2% (8th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Montreal 35-30-36 16-15-18 19-15-18
    Toronto 24-30-28 15-15-11 9-15-17

To Go To Overtime

  • The Canadiens played in 31 games that went to overtime last season, while the Maple Leafs appeared in 23.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Canadiens played in 9 games that went to a shootout last season, while the Maple Leafs appeared in 5.

Last Time They Met

Montreal recorded a 3-1 victory over Toronto at Bell Centre when these teams last met on March 10, 2026. Jake Evans led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal. The Canadiens have now won three straight against the Maple Leafs.