First look at the new Leafs roster date emerges: Pre-season schedule revealed
The Toronto Maple Leafs have huge pressure on them heading into 2024/25, and now we know what their pre-season schedule will look like.
After months of waiting to see the Maple Leafs back on the ice following their 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs failure against the Boston Bruins, the time is almost upon us to see the return.
In a recent post on social media, the NHL has unveiled the full NHL pre-season schedule for the 2024/25 campaign, with the Battle of Ontario set to kick things off on September 22nd.
According to NHL.com, here is the official NHL.com preseason game schedule:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 3 p.m.
NY Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7 p.m.
Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 23
Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Utah *, 9 p.m.
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
Buffalo vs. Red Bull Munich, at Munich, Germany (SAP Garden), 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Ontario, Calif. (Toyota Arena), 6 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, at Sudbury, Ont. (Sudbury Community Arena) (Kraft Hockeyville), 7 p.m.
Utah at Colorado, 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 1
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vegas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Utah at San Jose, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Utah at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
Boston vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 4
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 5
Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Utah *, 7 p.m.
Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Milwaukee, Wisc. (Fiserv Forum), 8 p.m.
San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.
* Maverik Center, West Valley City, Utah
In six games to get them prepared for one of the most important seasons in franchise history, the Maple Leafs will play home and away sets against three rivals; the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. With so many important positional battles to be sorted, with the potential emergence of young stars like Fraser Minten, Pontus Holmberg and Easton Cowan among others, these games will be critical.
Last year, the Maple Leafs played eight pre-season games, meaning this year will give them a smaller look at some new combinations, new faces and potential new stars, which could hinder the decision making process for new Head Coach Craig Berube.
Toronto's first regular season game will come on October 9 against the fierce rival Montreal Canadiens, and with so many moves this summer, they'll look to start hot, so while some teams may opt to not play their biggest names in anticipation of the season, expect Toronto to be aggressive right from the outset as they chase their first Stanley Cup since 1967.
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