Wayne Gretzky has watched plenty of young players arrive with the weight of a country on them. He thinks Gavin McKenna is carrying his better than most. The NHL’s all-time leading scorer offered a detailed take on the Toronto Maple Leaf’s No.

Paul Bissonnette steps away from his Maple Leafs fandom.

After trading Matthew Knies in a multi-player deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Toronto Maple Leafs could trade these players next.

William Nylander scored twice, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves in his debut for the Maple Leafs, who were playing their first game under coach Jim Hiller. Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, was minus-2 with one shot on goal in 15:19 for Toronto in his NHL debut.

Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators head to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Atlantic Division play on Saturday. Toronto had a 32-36-14 record overall and went 7-15-4 in Atlantic Division play last season.

Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson had an excellent debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their season opener.

Ten years after Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews, the top pick in the 2016 Draft, had scored four goals against the Ottawa Senators in his first NHL game, there would be no such magic for McKenna in similar circumstances. He ended up being pointless, going minus-2 with one shot on goal in 15:19 of ice time.

TORONTO (AP) — Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Tuesday night in the teams' season opener. Zachary Bolduc also scored for Montreal,

With a $4.35-billion buyout ending decades of shared control, Rogers now completely owns the Maple Leafs and Scotiabank Arena, raising the question of whether fans will see championship investment or simply a redder building.