The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised many with an excellent performance from their short-handed blueline and goalie Anthony Stolarz on Saturday, keeping Connor McDavid in check for the most part while beating Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry six times in a 7-2 pummeling at Rogers Arena. William Nylander scored twice; Jack Rosovic, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zach MacEwen, and Vinni Letteri also scored for Toronto, who move to 7-4-2 and third place in the Atlantic with their fourth win in a row.
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The question is, now what?
The Leafs have been playing winning hockey, but far from perfect hockey; as long as they continue to compile points, they will be satisfied at this point in the season. What Toronto has to be focused on is beating the teams they should beat.
A win over the Oilers had to be considered unexpected, despite the Leafs record of success in Edmonton, with them being 8-1-1 entering the contest, but for that to be a positive accomplishment, the Leafs have to put two points in their back pocket against the Calgary Flames on Monday and the Vancouver Canucks later in the week to stay ahead of the game in the tighted-contested Eastern Conference.
That is easier said than done for Toronto, who always face clubs with a sizable chunk of the stands occupied with blue-and-white-clad patrons and an opposition that is pissed off for that reason. Calgary (4-6-0) is .500 at the Saddledome, and comes in winners of three straight. The Canucks have a league-worst 2-10-1 record and are losers of four straight.
The most optimistic signs for Toronto have been getting offensive contributions from their bottom-six, especially from the fourth line of Brandon Duhaime, Teddy Blueger, and Zach MacEwen, while getting consistent production from their top six, and exemplary play on special teams (the Leafs power play is fifth overall, the penalty killing is first at 95.2%).
Toronto will need all those factors to keep working to stay ahead of teams in the Atlantic and in the East who are competing with them for a playoff spot. After Stolarz made the start on Saturday, Sergei Bobrovsky will likely get the start against the Flames.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (7-4-2 – 16 POINTS) vs. CALGARY FLAMES (4-6-0 – 8 POINTS)
OCTOBER 26, 2026 ▪ 8:30 PM EST ▪ SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME (CALGARY, AB) TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590
TORONTO’S HISTORY vs. CALGARY
| All-Time Record: | 76-63-12-6 (157 Games) |
| All-Time Road Record: | 33-42-5-2 (82 Games) |
| 2025-26: | 2-0-0 |
| Last Five: | 5-0-0 |
| Last 10: | 9-1-0 |
| First Matchup Between Clubs: | November 5, 1972 (Toronto 2 at Atlanta 2) |
| All-Time Record: | 76-63-12-6 (157 Games) |
| All-Time Home Record: | 43-21-7-4 (75 Games) |
| All-Time Road Record: | 33-42-5-2 (82 Games) |
| Last Road Win vs. Opponent: | February 2, 2026 (Toronto 4 at Calgary 2) |
MAPLE LEAFS / FLAMES – 2026-27 TEAM STATS
| CALGARY | TORONTO | |
| Team Rank: | 6th – Pacific | 3rd – Atlantic |
| Goals For Per Game: | 2.30 (30th) | 3.85 (5th) |
| Goals Against Per Game: | 3.90 (30th) | 3.08 (13th) |
| Power Play %: | 32.0 (3rd) | 30.2 (4th) |
| Penalty Kill %: | 84.8 (5th) | 95.2 (1st) |
| Shots For Per Game: | 28.7 (10th) | 28.6 (11th) |
| Shots Against Per Game: | 30.5 (29th) | 30.0 (24th-T) |
| Faceoff %: | 49.5 (20th) | 51.7 (9th) |
| (NHL rank in parentheses – as of 10/26/2026 at 8:30 a.m. EST) | ||
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