Our Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights preview covers the odds, puck line, total, start time, TV channel and where to watch on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2-0 this season; 32-36-14 in 2025-26) visit the Vegas Golden Knights (3-1-0 this season; 39-26-17 in 2025-26) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Puck drop is 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT). TV: SCRIPPS / TSN4.
Storyline: Toronto plays its first road game after four at home, opening a three-game western trip at 2-2-0. On Tuesday, Auston Matthews scored at 4:46 of overtime in a 5-4 win over Nashville after the Maple Leafs trailed 3-0 and 4-2. Vegas is 3-1-0 after a 6-2 win at Seattle on Tuesday, and Jack Eichel has 10 points in four games. Vegas won both meetings last season (NHL.com). DraftKings lists Vegas at -162 and Toronto at +136 on the moneyline, with the total at 6.5.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights Odds, Puck Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Toronto Maple Leafs 2-2-0 | Vegas Golden Knights 3-1-0 |
| 2025-26 Records | Toronto Maple Leafs 32-36-14 | Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-17 |
| Head Coaches | TOR: Jim Hiller (1st season) | VGK: Ryan Craig (1st season) |
| Puck Line | TOR +1.5 (-180) | VGK -1.5 (+150) |
| Moneyline | Toronto Maple Leafs: +136 | Vegas Golden Knights: -162 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o+100 / u-120) |
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
| Date / Time | Thursday, October 8, 2026 — 10:00 PM ET |
| TV / How to Watch | SCRIPPS / TSN4 |
| Probable Starting Goalies | TOR: TBD (Sergei Bobrovsky / Anthony Stolarz) | VGK: TBD (Carter Hart / Adin Hill) |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN), cross-checked on Action Network, as of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, ~6:19 PM ET. Totals ranged from 6 to 6.5 across books at research time. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. Starting goalies had not been confirmed at research time.
Toronto Maple Leafs Preview: New Coach, New Goalie, First Road Trip
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, 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 has won both of his starts, making 26 saves on 27 shots against the Islanders and 21 saves on 25 shots against Nashville on Tuesday. Toronto had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Montreal won 3-2 on Sept. 29 despite two goals from Nylander, Toronto beat the Islanders 2-1 on Sept. 30, and Ottawa won 3-2 on Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Tavares, Nylander (power play), McKenna and Roslovic scored in regulation before Matthews won it, and Matthews finished with a goal and three assists. Nylander has six points in four games (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).
Vegas Golden Knights Preview: Home After a 6-2 Win at Seattle
2025-26 recap: Vegas went 39-26-17 (95 points) and won the Pacific Division, then beat Utah and Anaheim in six games each and swept Colorado in the Western Conference Final before losing to Carolina in six games in the Stanley Cup Final (NHL.com). Eichel led the team with 90 points (27 goals, 63 assists), Mitch Marner had 80 points, Mark Stone had 73 points in 60 games and Pavel Dorofeyev scored a team-high 37 goals.
Offseason moves: Ryan Craig replaced John Tortorella, who finished last season behind the bench. Vegas brought back forward Victor Olofsson and added forward Marc Gatcomb from the Islanders, defenseman Parker Wotherspoon (30 points for Pittsburgh) and forward Trevor Connelly, the No. 19 selection in 2024. Dorofeyev now plays for the Rangers, goalie Akira Schmid for Florida, Keegan Kolesar for Detroit and Kaedan Korczak for Pittsburgh (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Eichel, Marner, Stone, Tomas Hertl, Ivan Barbashev, William Karlsson, Olofsson, Brett Howden and Nic Dowd lead the forwards. Shea Theodore, Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, Brayden McNabb, Jeremy Lauzon and Wotherspoon are on defense. Craig is in his first season as coach.
Goalies: Carter Hart went 11-3-3 with a 2.71 GAA and .891 save percentage in 18 games last season. He has started three of four games, making 24 saves on 26 shots against Chicago, 16 saves on 20 shots against Anaheim and 25 saves on 27 shots at Seattle on Tuesday. Adin Hill went 10-9-6 with a 3.04 GAA in 27 games last season and made 18 saves on 20 shots at Vancouver on Oct. 4. Vegas had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Olofsson (power play), Connelly in his NHL debut, Eichel, Hanifin and Stone (empty net) scored in a 5-2 win over Chicago on Sept. 29. Anaheim won 4-3 on Oct. 2, and Gatcomb scored the winner at Vancouver on Oct. 4. At Seattle on Tuesday, Olofsson and Hertl scored twice each, and Stone (shorthanded) and Eichel also scored in a 6-2 win. Eichel has two goals and eight assists, and Olofsson has four goals (NHL.com).
Injuries: Olofsson (undisclosed) and forward Raphael Lavoie (undisclosed) are day to day, and defenseman Lukas Cormier is on injured reserve (ESPN).
Key Matchup Notes: Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights
- Schedule spot: Both teams last played Tuesday. Toronto visits Colorado on Saturday, and Vegas hosts Los Angeles on Saturday.
- Last season: Vegas won both meetings, 6-5 in overtime at home on Jan. 15 and 6-3 at Toronto on Jan. 23 (NHL.com).
- Special teams: Toronto has killed 90.9 percent of penalties and is converting 21.4 percent of its power plays. Vegas is at 31.3 percent on the power play and 83.3 percent on the penalty kill.
- Scoring: Toronto has 11 goals in four games and has allowed 11. Vegas has 17 goals in four games and has allowed 10.
- In goal: Stolarz has a .904 save percentage in two starts and Bobrovsky .887 in two. Hart has an .890 save percentage in three starts, and Hill stopped 18 of 20 in his only start.
- Odds snapshot: Vegas -162 / Toronto +136 on the moneyline, Golden Knights -1.5 (+150) on the puck line, total 6.5 (DraftKings).
How to Watch Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Puck drop: 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.
TV: In the U.S., Scripps Sports (SCRIPPS) carries the game in the Golden Knights’ 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 8, 2026 puck drop, and look for confirmed starting goalies closer to game time.