Our Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs preview covers the odds, puck line, total, start time, TV channel and where to watch on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The Nashville Predators (1-1-0 this season; 38-34-10 in 2025-26) visit the Toronto Maple Leafs (1-2-0 this season; 32-36-14 in 2025-26) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ont. Puck drop is 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local). TV: SCRIPPS (U.S. regional) / TSN4 (Canada).
Storyline: Nashville plays its first road game after splitting two home games, a 3-1 loss to Minnesota and a 2-1 win over Dallas in which Steven Stamkos and Nils Hoglander scored on the power play. Toronto plays its fourth straight home game to open the season under first-year coach Jim Hiller and is 1-2-0 after a 3-2 loss to Ottawa on Saturday. The teams split two meetings last season (NHL.com). DraftKings lists Toronto at -155 and Nashville at +130 on the moneyline, with the total at 5.5.
Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs Odds, Puck Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Nashville Predators @ Toronto Maple Leafs |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Nashville Predators 1-1-0 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1-2-0 |
| 2025-26 Records | Nashville Predators 38-34-10 | Toronto Maple Leafs 32-36-14 |
| Head Coaches | NSH: Andrew Brunette (4th season) | TOR: Jim Hiller (1st season) |
| Puck Line | NSH +1.5 (-192) | TOR -1.5 (+160) |
| Moneyline | Nashville Predators: +130 | Toronto Maple Leafs: -155 |
| Total | O/U 5.5 (o-135 / u+114) |
| Venue | Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, Ont.) |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 7:00 PM ET |
| TV / How to Watch | SCRIPPS (U.S. regional) / TSN4 (Canada) |
| Probable Starting Goalies | NSH: TBD (Juuse Saros / Justus Annunen) | TOR: TBD (Sergei Bobrovsky / Anthony Stolarz) |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN), cross-checked on Action Network, as of Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, ~10:23 PM ET. Totals ranged from 5.5 to 6 across books at research time. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. Starting goalies had not been confirmed at research time.
Nashville Predators Preview: Last Season, Offseason & Goalies
2025-26 recap: Nashville went 38-34-10 (86 points), finished sixth in the Central Division and missed the playoffs. Filip Forsberg led the team with 75 points (40 goals, 35 assists), Ryan O’Reilly had 74 points and Steven Stamkos scored a team-high 42 goals, 14 of them on the power play. Roman Josi had 55 points in 68 games (NHL.com).
Offseason moves: Nashville acquired forward Mavrik Bourque (20 goals, 41 points last season) and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from Dallas. Forwards Nils Hoglander (Vancouver), Alexander Kerfoot (Utah), Ross Colton and Jack Drury (both Colorado) and Adam Edstrom (Rangers) also joined, along with Vitali Pinchuk, who had 66 points for Dinamo Minsk of the KHL. Luke Evangelista (56 points) now plays for New Jersey and Erik Haula for Los Angeles (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Forsberg, Stamkos, O’Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault, Matthew Wood, Bourque, Hoglander and Kerfoot lead the forwards. Josi, Brady Skjei, Nicolas Hague, Nick Perbix, Lyubushkin and Adam Wilsby are on defense. Andrew Brunette is in his fourth season as coach.
Goalies: Juuse Saros went 28-22-8 with a 3.16 GAA and .894 save percentage in 59 games last season. He has started both games this season, making 27 saves on 30 shots against Minnesota and 29 saves on 30 shots against Dallas. Justus Annunen went 10-12-2 with a 2.68 GAA, .907 save percentage and one shutout in 28 games and is day to day. Nashville had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Nick Foligno, Blake Coleman (power play) and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota in a 3-1 win at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 1, and Josi scored Nashville’s goal. On Saturday, Miro Heiskanen scored 47 seconds into the game for Dallas before Stamkos and Hoglander answered on the power play in the first period, and Saros made 29 saves in a 2-1 win (NHL.com).
Injuries: Annunen (undisclosed) is listed as day to day. ESPN lists no other Nashville injuries at research time.
Toronto Maple Leafs Preview: New Coach, New Goalie, Four Straight at Home
2025-26 recap: Toronto went 32-36-14 (78 points), finished last in the Atlantic Division and missed the playoffs. William Nylander led the team with 79 points (30 goals, 49 assists) in 65 games, John Tavares scored a team-high 31 goals and had 71 points, Matthew Knies had 66 points and Auston Matthews had 27 goals in 60 games (NHL.com).
Offseason moves: Jim Hiller replaced Craig Berube as coach. Toronto selected forward Gavin McKenna No. 1 in the 2026 draft (51 points in 35 games at Penn State last season) and added forward Kirill Marchenko (67 points for Columbus), defenseman Darren Raddysh (70 points for Tampa Bay), goalie Sergei Bobrovsky from Florida, forwards Colton Sissons, Jack Roslovic, Nick Paul, Teddy Blueger and Brandon Duhaime, and defenseman Nick Blankenburg. Knies now plays for Columbus, and Joseph Woll (Philadelphia), Dennis Hildeby (Tampa Bay), Nick Robertson (Pittsburgh) and Matias Maccelli (Islanders) are also gone (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Matthews, Nylander, Tavares, Marchenko, Easton Cowan, McKenna, Sissons and Roslovic lead the forwards. Morgan Rielly, Raddysh, Jake McCabe, Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Troy Stecher are on defense. Hiller, who began last season as coach in Los Angeles, is in his first season behind the Toronto bench.
Goalies: Bobrovsky went 27-23-1 with a 3.07 GAA, .877 save percentage and four shutouts in 52 games for Florida last season. He made 21 saves on 24 shots against Montreal and 26 saves on 29 shots against Ottawa. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves on 27 shots in a win over the Islanders on Sept. 30. Toronto had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Nylander scored twice, including at 15:46 of the third period, but Josh Anderson, Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Carrier scored for Montreal in a 3-2 loss on Sept. 29. Colton Sissons and Cowan (power play) scored in the first period of a 2-1 win over the Islanders on Sept. 30. On Saturday, Matthews and Marchenko (power play) scored in the second period, but Stephen Halliday scored the winner for Ottawa at 9:46 of the third (NHL.com).
Injuries: Forwards Max Domi (back surgery) and Dakota Joshua (abdomen) are on long-term injured reserve. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins (shoulder surgery) is out an estimated four to six months, per Sportsnet, and defensemen Cade Webber (elbow) and William Villeneuve (knee surgery) are on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Key Matchup Notes: Predators vs Maple Leafs
- Schedule spot: Both teams last played Saturday. It is Nashville’s first road game and Toronto’s fourth home game in four games. The Maple Leafs visit Vegas on Thursday.
- Last season: The teams split two meetings. Toronto won 7-4 at home on Oct. 14, 2025, and Nashville won 5-3 at home on Dec. 20 (NHL.com).
- Special teams: Toronto has not allowed a power-play goal in three games. Nashville has two power-play goals in two games, both against Dallas.
- Scoring: Nashville has three goals in two games, and Toronto has six goals in three games. Nylander, Cowan and Rielly each have three points.
- In goal: Saros has a .933 save percentage in two starts. Bobrovsky has an .887 save percentage in two starts, and Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 shots in his only start.
- Odds snapshot: Toronto -155 / Nashville +130 on the moneyline, Maple Leafs -1.5 (+160) on the puck line, total 5.5 (DraftKings).
How to Watch Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ont.
TV: In the U.S., Scripps Sports (SCRIPPS) carries the game in the Predators’ market (NHL.com), and ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. In Canada, TSN4 carries it in the Maple Leafs’ region (NHL.com). No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Check the puck line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 6, 2026 puck drop, and look for confirmed starting goalies closer to game time.