The Toronto Maple Leafs will kick off a three-game homestand when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.Toronto collected three points on a three-game road trip out west, capped by a hard-fought 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, John Chayka, had the most active offseason of any NHL team. While it seems a lot of his moves have worked out thus far, there is one underlying player who hasn’t seemed to find his groove with the organization just yet.

Thursday's NHL matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-3-1) and the Buffalo Sabres (3-3-1) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario is expected to be a

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have had an up-and-down start to the 2026-27 season. At the time of this writing, the Maple Leafs sport a 3-3-1 record and are sixth in the Atlantic Division. They also lost their most recent game against the Utah Mammoth by a 5-4 final score.

The Maple Leafs held the Avalanche, who'd been averaging six goals per game, to just three in a 6-3 win Saturday night.

The Maple Leafs keep showing resilience, but slow starts, costly turnovers and Jim Hiller’s unusual lineup choices raise questions.