Canadiens host the Maple Leafs in season opener

Posted October 11, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Montreal, Quebec; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Maple Leafs -258, Canadiens +208; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens start the season at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Montreal had a 22-49-11 record overall and went 10-13-3 in Atlantic Division games last season. The Canadiens committed 4.2 penalties per game and served 10.2 penalty minutes per game last season.

Toronto went 54-21-7 overall and 19-11-3 in division games a season ago. The Maple Leafs scored 312 goals while allowing 252 last season for a +60 goal differential.

INJURIES: Canadiens: Carey Price: out (knee), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Joel Armia: out (upper-body), Paul Byron: out (hip).

Maple Leafs: Timothy Liljegren: out (hernia), Jordie Benn: out (groin), Carl Dahlstrom: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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