The Montreal Canadiens are rolling to begin the new season. The Habs rallied for their fourth consecutive win on Thursday night, a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators, and have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division after dropping their season-opener last week.

Toronto's William Nylander and Montreal's Cole Caufield headline Best Bets options for Wednesday's season opener between the Maple Leafs and Canadiens.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube wanted more from William Nylander. The Maple Leafs’ slick winger still — by his own admission — isn’t quite up to speed with the NHL season just over a week old.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got off to a strong start, notching a 5-2 win over the rival Montreal Canadiens on Opening Night at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.

If there's anyone on the Toronto Maple Leafs who can come out on the good side of adversity, it's William Nylander.

Morgan Rielly broke a tie at 9:02 of the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Wednesday night in the regular-season opener for both teams.

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Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander reflected on what he has while helping his teammates give back to the community.

The son of former NHL forward Keith Primeau, who got the call to give Anthony Stolarz a breather on the second half of a back-to-back, finished with 26 stops against Nashville, and had to be sharp after the Predators tied the score 2-2 with a pair of goals 44 seconds apart in the middle period.