TORONTO, ONTARIO - JULY 28: Jeff Petry #26 of the Montreal Canadiens and Zach Hyman #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fight for position in the second period during an exhibition game prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on July 28, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens will kick off the 2021 season tonight.
The wait is finally over! The puck drops on the Toronto Maple Leafs season tonight. Preserving some sense of normalcy on this strange season the Leafs will open the season against a familiar foe, the Montreal Canadiens.