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MTL· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 7
- G
- 2
- A
- 5
- PTS
- 7
- +/-
- -5
- PPP
- 4
- SOG
- 17
- TOI/G
- 16:33
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs BUF | L 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | @UTA | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 18:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | @VGK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs NSH | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 18:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | vs NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
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| Apr 15 | @OTT | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs DAL | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | vs FLA | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @NYI | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | vs WSH | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | @LAK | L 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 20:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | @SJS | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | @ANA | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 21:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | @STL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs NYR | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @BOS | W 4-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @OTT | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:12 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | @MIN | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14 | @BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | vs ANA | W 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | @MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 20:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 5 | @NYR | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @NJD | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2 | vs PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | @FLA | L 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 18:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | @TBL | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 17:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | @EDM | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | @CGY | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | @SEA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 15:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | vs BUF | L 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | vs VGK | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | vs DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 19 | vs MIN | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 17:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | @WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | @VGK | L 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | @UTA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 14:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | @COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | vs VAN | W 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | @PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | vs FLA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | @NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | vs WPG | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30 | vs NJD | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 28 | @DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | vs OTT | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | @DAL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 14:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | @NSH | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | @WSH | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs EDM | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 16:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | vs TBL | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | @CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | @FLA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | @PIT | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | @WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 15:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | @MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs CBJ | L 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | @CHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 22:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | @BOS | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs CAR | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs BOS | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs UTA | W 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 15:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | @PHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @CBJ | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 14:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 18:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs BUF | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 17:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 19:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs NJD | L 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 17:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs SEA | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs NSH | W 7-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 16:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | @DET | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs MTL | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:36 | 1 | 0 |
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| Apr 17 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 15 | @BUF | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | @CAR | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs MTL | W 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 17:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | @FLA | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | vs CBJ | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 18:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | vs FLA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | @ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | @LAK | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | @SJS | L 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:12 | 2 | 0 |
Latest news
Tavares (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.
Following a nine-game absence, Tavares is expected to return to the lineup against Montreal on Saturday. He has collected two goals, seven points, 17 shots on net, five blocked shots and four hits in seven appearances this season. Based on Friday's practice, Tavares will likely occupy a top-six role and see time on the first power-play unit.
RotoWire via ESPN · 10h ago
Tavares (lower body) practiced Tuesday and is now listed as day-to-day, per David Alter of The Hockey News.
Tavares took part in his first team skate since suffering a lower-body injury against Buffalo on Oct. 15. The 36-year-old center wore a non-contact sweater Tuesday's session. Tavares has two goals, seven points, 17 shots on net and five blocked shots across seven appearances this season. It's unclear if he will be ready for Saturday's clash against the Canadiens, but he is nearing a return and will need to be activated from injured reserve before he is back in the fold.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Tavares (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Tavares is week-to-week and could miss up to six weeks, per Jonas Siegel of The Athletic. The 36-year-old Tavares sustained the injury during Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to Buffalo. He has notched two goals and seven points in seven appearances this season. Nick Paul is likely to center the second line during Tavares' absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 17
Tavares (lower body) is week-to-week, according to Mark Masters of TSN on Saturday.
Tavares suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to Buffalo. It's unclear when he will be available to return. He has two goals, seven points, 17 shots on net, five blocked shots and four hits in seven appearances this season. With Tavares unavailable, Gavin McKenna is poised to fill in on the top power-play unit, while Nick Paul will occupy a top-six role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 17
Tavares sustained an undisclosed injury in the third period of Thursday's game versus the Sabres, and head coach Jim Hiller had no update on the center's status following the contest, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Tavares collided with a Sabre and came away worse for wear, leaving the game immediately. The Maple Leafs should know more in the coming days regarding the 36-year-old's status. Toronto hosts the Islanders on Saturday. Tavares had two assists prior to his exit, giving him seven points through seven contests this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Tavares scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Mammoth.
Tavares was out of the lineup Saturday for the birth of his fourth child. He rejoined the Maple Leafs for the last game of their road trip and delivered a strong performance with his first multi-point effort of the season. The 36-year-old center is up to two goals, three assists, 17 shots on net and a minus-5 rating over six appearances. Tavares will continue to see steady time on the second line and first power-play unit.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
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Verdexed · Oct 16