The Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-8) take on the Montreal Canadiens (24-29-10) at Bell Centre on Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs fell to the Boston Bruins 4-1 in their last outing, while the Canadiens are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: NHL Network
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens for free with a trial to Fubo!
Maple Leafs and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs score the fourth-most goals in the NHL (223 total, 3.5 per game).
- The Maple Leafs rank 20th in goals against, allowing 198 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL play.
- They have the league’s 11th-ranked goal differential at +25.
- The 49 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have scored this season (on 178 power-play chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs’ 27.53% power-play conversion rate is second-best in the league.
- The six shorthanded goals the Maple Leafs have scored this season rank 12th among NHL squads.
- The Maple Leafs have the league’s 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.46%).
- The Maple Leafs win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.1%.
- The Maple Leafs have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks seventh in the league.
- The Maple Leafs have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 23.5 hits and 16.8 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- One of Toronto’s top offensive options this season is William Nylander, who has put up 84 points in 63 games.
- Auston Matthews is another of Toronto’s important contributors currently with 80 total points (54 goals and 26 assists) to his name.
- With 75 points through 62 games (25 goals and 50 assists), Mitchell Marner has been an important part of Toronto’s offensive attack this season.
- In the 29 games Ilya Samsonov has played this season, his save percentage is .885, 65th in the league.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out), John Klingberg: Hip (Out For Season), Conor Timmins: Illness (Out), Jake Muzzin: Back (Out For Season), Mark Giordano: Head (Out)
Canadiens Insights
- With 174 goals (2.8 per game), the Canadiens have the NHL’s 27th-ranked offense.
- The Canadiens give up 3.5 goals per game (220 in total), 28th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -46, they are 29th in the league.
- The Canadiens have 38 power-play goals (19th in NHL) on 204 chances.
- The Canadiens’ power-play percentage (18.63) puts them 23rd in the league.
- This season, the Canadiens have four shorthanded goals (19th in league).
- The Canadiens’ have the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (74.88%).
- The Canadiens win 52% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Canadiens are 21st in the league.
- The Canadiens have held their opponents scoreless one time.
Canadiens Key Players
- Nicholas Suzuki has scored 25 goals (0.4 per game) and dished out 36 assists (0.6 per game), contributing to the Montreal offense with 61 total points (1.0 per game). He takes 2.4 shots per game, shooting 16.7%.
- Cole Caufield is a key piece of the offense for Montreal with 50 total points this season. He has scored 19 goals and added 31 assists in 63 games.
- Montreal’s Michael Matheson is among the leading scorers on the team with 44 total points (eight goals and 36 assists).
- Samuel Montembeault has a .905 save percentage (33rd in the league), with 894 total saves, conceding 94 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has put together a 13-11-5 record this season.
Canadiens Injuries
Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out), Colin White: Upper Body (Questionable), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season)
 take on the Montreal Canadiens (24-29-10) at Bell Centre on Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs fell to the Boston Bruins 4-1 in their last outing, while the Canadiens are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.Maple...){kind=link}