Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Game preview · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The pick
Take Montreal Canadiens +1.5
Montreal Canadiens is the underdog: your bet wins if they win outright or lose by fewer than 1.5 points.
Pick locked in: Sep 19, 2026 · 5:08 PM EDT — sportsbook spreads can move after that time, so check the number your book is offering now.
Scoring tier: high
The betting line
TOR -1.5
Sportsbooks make Toronto Maple Leafs the favorite by 1.5. Expected combined score: 6.5
DraftKings · updated Mon, 4:07 AM EDT
Our projected score
Montreal Canadiens4
Toronto Maple Leafs3
Kickoff
Tue, 7:00 PM EDT
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How the model got here
Model projects 4–3, a 0.3 margin against a market number of 1.5 — a 1.24-point edge toward the road side. Thin sample so far this season, so the projection leans on league baselines.
Our recommendations on this game
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Team
Take Montreal Canadiens +1.5
- DraftKings +1.5 · tracked Sat, 12:07 PM EDT
- Locked price -250
- Rating high
- Locked Sep 19, 5:08 PM EDT — before kickoff
- Result pending
Players
No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.
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Player prop angles
No player prop angles for this matchup yet. Our stat lines need a few completed games of form for each player before we publish a number, so early-season NHL games fill in as the season goes on. Check back closer to kickoff.
Records & form
How our picks have graded in NHL, plus how both teams have actually played.
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