Maple Leafs Visit Struggling Canucks in Vancouver
Coach Tremblay · Published Oct 31, 2026
Toronto Maple Leafs to win
The read: Toronto still looks like the better team on paper, but Vancouver gets the ice tonight.
- Toronto Maple Leafs have the stronger results over recent seasons than Vancouver Canucks.
- Even though Vancouver Canucks are at home, NHL home sides won 53% of games over the last 2 seasons, away sides 47%.
Market median, read Oct 31, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
Market price now 1.53 (-189) Change since publication -0.06
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Form & standings
- 7-6-2
- Record
- 3-11-1
- 6th / 10th
- Division / Conference
- 8th / 16th
- L 4-5 at SEA
- Last game
- L 2-3 at SJS
- L2
- Streak
- L1
As of publication. W win, L regulation loss, OTL overtime or shootout loss (OT: in overtime, SO: in a shootout). The record reads wins-losses-overtime losses; the streak, W3 = three wins in a row.
Head-to-head
TOR 2 – 0 VAN- Jan 10, 2026 Maple Leafs won 5–0
- Jan 31, 2026 Maple Leafs won · SO 3–2
The market
Market median, read Oct 31, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
Price shown for information only and subject to change; this is not an invitation to bet. Restricted to those aged 19 and over in Ontario. Responsible gambling - ConnexOntario, 1 866 531-2600.
The analysis
Puck drops Saturday, October 31, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET, at Rogers Arena. The building holds 18,422 fans. NHL regular season 2026-27: the Vancouver Canucks host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Vancouver's form is rough, 3 wins, 11 losses, 1 overtime loss (3-11-1). The Canucks lost their last game in regulation. Toronto sits at 7 wins, 6 losses, 2 overtime losses (7-6-2), but they're on 2 straight regulation losses. The Leafs' results, most recent first: L, L, W, W, W, W, L, OTL, L, W.
Going into this game, Vancouver sits 8th in the Pacific Division and 16th in the Western Conference, with 7 points, while Toronto comes into the same game 6th in the Atlantic and 10th in the East, with 16 points. Vancouver is 1-8-1 in its last 10 games; Toronto is 5-4-1.
The numbers we track show 2 meetings between these teams in the 2025-2026 regular season. Toronto won 5-0 at home on Saturday, January 10, 2026, then won 3-2 in a shootout at Vancouver on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Two wins out of two for the Leafs.
The market, read Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 8:50 a.m. ET, has Toronto favoured at 1.59 (-169), with Vancouver at 2.45 (+145). My read: Toronto still has the better record, even on a 2-game slide. Vancouver gets the ice at home, and that still counts in this league. I'll take the Toronto Maple Leafs to win. My confidence: medium, because the Leafs' record carries more weight than the home ice for Vancouver.
After the game
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