Monday’s 7:30 PM ET game at Scotiabank Arena brings the San Jose Sharks (4-3-1 this season) to Toronto, Ont. to face the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-2 this season). Below are the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds for Monday, October 19, 2026, plus the goalie matchup, injury reports, trends and where to watch (NBCSCA / Sportsnet+ / TVA Sports / ESPN+).
Storyline: San Jose enters Monday at 4-3-1 after a 4-3 shootout loss at Detroit (Oct. 17). Toronto enters Monday at 3-4-2 after a 4-1 loss to the Islanders (Oct. 17). Special teams stand out on paper: Toronto’s power play ranks 8th in the NHL at 26.7 percent, while San Jose’s penalty kill ranks 15th at 80.8 percent (NHL.com). San Jose won both meetings last season: 3-2 in overtime in Toronto on Dec. 11, 2025 and 4-1 at home on April 2, 2026 (NHL.com).
Sharks vs Maple Leafs Odds & Line Movement
| Matchup | San Jose Sharks @ Toronto Maple Leafs |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | San Jose Sharks 4-3-1 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4-2 |
| 2025-26 Records | San Jose Sharks 39-35-8 | Toronto Maple Leafs 32-36-14 |
| Head Coaches | SJS: Ryan Warsofsky (3rd season) | TOR: Jim Hiller (1st season) |
| Puck Line | SJS +1.5 (-205) | TOR -1.5 (+170) |
| Moneyline | San Jose Sharks: +120 | Toronto Maple Leafs: -142 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o-120 / u+100) |
| Opening Line (DraftKings) | SJS +120 / TOR -142 | total 6.5 |
| Venue | Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, Ont.) |
| Date / Time | Monday, October 19, 2026 — 7:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local) |
| TV / How to Watch | NBCSCA / Sportsnet+ / TVA Sports / ESPN+ |
| Probable Starting Goalies | SJS: Yaroslav Askarov (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) | TOR: Sergei Bobrovsky (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) |
Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, ~6:24 PM ET. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. ESPN lists Yaroslav Askarov (San Jose) and Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
In the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds market, DraftKings opened Toronto at -142 and San Jose at +120 on the moneyline, and both prices were unchanged as of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, ~6:24 PM ET. The total has held at 6.5 (over -120, under +100) since it opened. On the puck line, Toronto -1.5 opened at +164 and is +170. Opening prices are the first numbers DraftKings posted, per ESPN.
San Jose Sharks Preview: Celebrini Leads a 4-3-1 Start
2025-26 recap: San Jose went 39-35-8 (86 points), finished fifth in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs. Celebrini had 115 points (45 goals, 70 assists) and became the third teenager in NHL history to finish in the top four in league scoring, joining Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky (NHL.com). Will Smith had 59 points, Alexander Wennberg had 55 and Collin Graf scored 21 goals.
Offseason moves: Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million contract on July 29. San Jose signed defenseman Jacob Trouba (four years) and forward Mason Marchment (five years), acquired defenseman Darnell Nurse from Edmonton and defenseman Michael Kesselring from Buffalo, and selected forward Ivar Stenberg No. 2 in the 2026 draft. William Eklund was traded to Ottawa, and Mario Ferraro signed with Winnipeg (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Celebrini, Smith, Wennberg, Graf, Tyler Toffoli, Marchment, Kiefer Sherwood (23 goals last season), Igor Chernyshov, Michael Misa and the 18-year-old Stenberg lead the forwards. Trouba, Nurse, Dmitry Orlov, Kesselring, Sam Dickinson and Luca Cagnoni are on defense. Ryan Warsofsky is in his third season as coach.
Season so far: San Jose is 4-3-1 through eight games, with 22 goals scored and 29 allowed. Results: a 4-3 overtime win over Florida (Oct. 1), a 5-4 overtime win over Los Angeles (Oct. 3), a 5-0 loss at Dallas (Oct. 5), a 3-2 overtime win at St. Louis (Oct. 8), a 3-1 loss to Edmonton (Oct. 10), a 6-3 loss to Boston (Oct. 13), a 3-2 shootout win at Nashville (Oct. 15) and a 4-3 shootout loss at Detroit (Oct. 17). Macklin Celebrini has 11 points (three goals, eight assists), and Will Smith has six points (three goals, three assists) (NHL.com).
Catch up on San Jose’s previous game with our Sharks vs Red Wings preview from Oct. 17.
San Jose Sharks Injury Report
Injury news can move the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds before puck drop. Quentin Musty (upper body) and Kyle Keyser (upper body) are on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Toronto Maple Leafs Preview: Matthews Leads a 3-4-2 Start
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 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 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, Marchenko, Easton Cowan, McKenna, Sissons and Roslovic lead the forwards. Morgan Rielly, Raddysh, Jake McCabe, 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.
Season so far: Toronto is 3-4-2 through nine games, with 29 goals scored and 32 allowed. Results: a 3-2 loss to Montreal (Sept. 29), a 2-1 win over the Islanders (Sept. 30), a 3-2 loss to Ottawa (Oct. 3), a 5-4 overtime win over Nashville (Oct. 6), a 4-3 shootout loss at Vegas (Oct. 8), a 6-3 win at Colorado (Oct. 10), a 5-4 loss at Utah (Oct. 13), a 5-4 overtime loss to Buffalo (Oct. 15) and a 4-1 loss to the Islanders (Oct. 17). Auston Matthews has 13 points (six goals, seven assists), and William Nylander has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) (NHL.com).
For more background on Toronto, our Islanders vs Maple Leafs preview from Oct. 17 breaks down the Maple Leafs’ previous matchup.
Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report
Any late change on this list can also shift the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds. John Tavares (lower body), Dakota Joshua (abdomen), Miles Wood (undisclosed), Chris Tanev (upper body) and Elvis Merzlikins (shoulder surgery) are on injured reserve; Max Domi (back surgery), Cade Webber (elbow) and William Villeneuve (knee surgery) are on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Goalie Matchup: Askarov vs Bobrovsky
The goalie matchup is one of the biggest inputs in the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds. ESPN lists Yaroslav Askarov (San Jose) and Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time. Here is how each team’s goalies have performed so far in 2026-27 (NHL.com).
Toronto Maple Leafs Goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky has started six games and is 1-3-2 with an .891 save percentage (163 saves on 183 shots). Most recently, he made 16 saves on 19 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Islanders (Oct. 17). Anthony Stolarz has started three games and is 2-1-0 with an .875 save percentage (70 saves on 80 shots). Most recently, he made 23 saves on 28 shots in a 5-4 loss at Utah (Oct. 13). ESPN lists Sergei Bobrovsky as the probable starter for Monday (not confirmed at research time).
San Jose Sharks Goalies
Yaroslav Askarov has started five games and is 2-3-0 with an .848 save percentage (112 saves on 132 shots). Most recently, he made 20 saves on 25 shots in a 6-3 loss to Boston (Oct. 13). Alex Nedeljkovic has started three games and is 2-0-1 with a .920 save percentage (80 saves on 87 shots). Most recently, he made 24 saves on 27 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss at Detroit (Oct. 17). ESPN lists Yaroslav Askarov as the probable starter for Monday (not confirmed at research time).
Sharks vs Maple Leafs Odds: Key Betting Trends
Here is the season data behind the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds. The figures below are straight season data through games before Monday, from NHL.com, with over/under counts measured against DraftKings closing totals via ESPN.
- Sharks home/road: San Jose is 2-2-0 at home and 2-1-1 on the road (NHL.com).
- Sharks recent form: San Jose is 2-2-1 in its last five games, with 13 goals scored and 17 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Sharks totals: San Jose’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total four times and under four times in eight games with a posted total, averaging 6.4 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Sharks special teams: San Jose’s power play is converting 23.1 percent (11th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 80.8 percent (15th) (NHL.com).
- Sharks scoring: San Jose has scored 22 goals and allowed 29 in 8 games (2.75 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Maple Leafs home/road: Toronto is 2-3-1 at home and 1-1-1 on the road (NHL.com).
- Maple Leafs recent form: Toronto is 1-2-2 in its last five games, with 18 goals scored and 21 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Maple Leafs totals: Toronto’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total five times and under four times in nine games with a posted total, averaging 6.8 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Maple Leafs special teams: Toronto’s power play is converting 26.7 percent (8th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 96.4 percent (1st) (NHL.com).
- Maple Leafs scoring: Toronto has scored 29 goals and allowed 32 in 9 games (3.22 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Combined totals: Across both teams, games have gone over the DraftKings closing total nine times and under eight times in 17 games with a posted total, against a 6.5 total for this game (DraftKings via ESPN).
Sharks vs Maple Leafs Head-to-Head
2025-26 series: San Jose won both meetings last season: 3-2 in overtime in Toronto on Dec. 11, 2025 and 4-1 at home on April 2, 2026 (NHL.com). The two games produced 10 total goals, an average of 5.0 per game.
2026-27 schedule: Monday’s game is meeting one of two between the teams this season (NHL.com). Past meetings are history only; the current Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds are in the table above.
How to Watch Sharks vs Maple Leafs
Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
Puck drop: 7:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ont.
TV: In the U.S., NBC Sports California (NBCSCA) carries it in the Sharks’ market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet+ and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Schedule spot: San Jose last played on Oct. 17 (1 day off before Monday) and visits Montreal on Oct. 20, so Monday is the first night of a back-to-back for the Sharks. Toronto last played on Oct. 17 (1 day off before Monday) and visits Columbus on Oct. 20, so Monday is the first night of a back-to-back for the Maple Leafs. Neither team played on Sunday, Oct. 18, so neither is on the second night of a back-to-back (NHL.com).
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Frequently Asked Questions: Sharks vs Maple Leafs
What time is Sharks vs Maple Leafs on October 19, 2026?
Puck drop is 7:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local) on Monday, October 19, 2026 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ont. The Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds in this preview were last updated on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.
Where can I watch Sharks vs Maple Leafs?
In the U.S., NBC Sports California (NBCSCA) carries it in the Sharks’ market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet+ and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Who is starting in goal for Sharks vs Maple Leafs?
ESPN lists Yaroslav Askarov (San Jose) and Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
What are the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds and puck line?
For the Sharks vs Maple Leafs odds, DraftKings lists San Jose +1.5 (-205) and Toronto -1.5 (+170) on the puck line as of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, ~6:24 PM ET. The moneyline is San Jose Sharks +120 and Toronto Maple Leafs -142, and the total is 6.5.