how many times the canadiens played the leafs to start the season

The Montreal Canadiens started twice against the Maple Leafs in 1997-98.

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Data note: Games Started: player game data complete from 1997-98

	TEAM	GS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	2	1997-98	2	1	1	0		11	.500	0	0	5	5	0	31.00	8.1	27.50	.909
2	Canadiens	5	1998-99	5	3	2	0		33	.600	0	0	12	11	1	26.40	9.1	27.00	.919
3	Canadiens	5	1999-00	5	1	4	0	0	25	.200	0	0	9	14	-5	24.60	7.3	26.00	.892
4	Canadiens	5	2000-01	5	1	4	0	0	23	.196	0	0	8	19	-11	25.00	6.4	26.00	.854
5	Canadiens	5	2001-02	5	0	1	3	0	25	.300	0	0	9	11	-2	22.00	8.2	34.40	.936
6	Canadiens	5	2002-03	5	1	3	1	0	35	.400	0	0	13	14	-1	30.60	8.5	31.20	.910
7	Canadiens	6	2003-04	6	2	4	0	0	43	.330	0	0	15	16	-1	22.17	11.3	25.17	.894
8	Canadiens	8	2005-06	8	4	2	0	2	91	.625	0	0	32	27	5	29.50	13.6	27.75	.878
9	Canadiens	8	2006-07	8	4	3	0	1	59	.559	57	19	23	30	-7	26.50	10.8	38.63	.903
10	Canadiens	8	2007-08	8	4	3	0	1	66	.563	19	0	23	22	1	29.75	9.7	33.50	.918
11	Canadiens	6	2008-09	6	3	3	0	0	73	.500	0	0	25	21	4	28.83	14.5	35.33	.901
12	Canadiens	6	2009-10	6	3	1	0	2	46	.667	19	19	16	18	-2	29.83	8.9	36.17	.917
13	Canadiens	6	2010-11	6	3	3	0	0	42	.496	0	0	16	11	5	33.00	8.1	26.67	.931
14	Canadiens	6	2011-12	6	3	2	0	1	40	.583	0	0	17	12	5	25.00	11.3	30.50	.934
15	Canadiens	5	2012-13	5	2	3	0	0	29	.396	0	0	11	16	-5	32.80	6.7	24.40	.869
16	Canadiens	5	2013-14	5	3	2	0	0	45	.600	0	0	18	16	2	35.00	10.3	32.80	.902
17	Canadiens	4	2014-15	4	4	0	0	0	29	1.000	38	0	12	7	5	30.00	10.0	27.00	.935
18	Canadiens	4	2015-16	4	4	0	0	0	38	1.000	19	0	14	7	7	30.25	11.6	35.00	.950
19	Canadiens	4	2016-17	4	4	0	0	0	35	1.000	0	0	12	7	5	29.75	10.1	35.00	.950
20	Canadiens	4	2017-18	4	0	3	0	1	13	.123	0	0	5	18	-13	33.25	3.8	33.00	.864
21	Canadiens	4	2018-19	4	1	1	0	2	38	.500	19	0	13	16	-3	39.50	8.2	35.50	.887
22	Canadiens	3	2019-20	3	3	0	0	0	27	1.000	19	0	12	8	4	36.67	10.9	30.33	.912
23	Canadiens	10	2020-21	10	3	6	0	1	70	.348	0	0	25	33	-8	28.40	8.8	28.20	.883
24	Canadiens	4	2021-22	4	2	2	0	0	32	.494	0	0	12	9	3	25.00	12.0	39.50	.943
25	Canadiens	4	2022-23	4	2	2	0	0	24	.500	0	0	9	17	-8	26.25	8.6	39.25	.892

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

8

Caufield

8

Hutson

+/-

+7

Carrier

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.15

14th

GA/GP

2.92

9th

PP%

10.3

31st

PK%

82.7

11th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	4	1	19	18
Canadiens	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Senators	8	5	1	17	0
Lightning	8	3	1	17	6
Maple Leafs	7	6	2	16	5
Red Wings	6	4	3	15	-1
Sabres	6	4	3	15	-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PIT	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 11/3	WPG	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/5	UTA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIN	@	MTL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

8 - 3 - 2

Final

Stars

7 - 5 - 1

Thu 29 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

11

Connor

Assists Leaders

28

McDavid

16

Hughes

16

Jones

Points Leaders

36

McDavid

24

Kaprizov

24

Draisaitl

Hits Leaders

77

Sherwood

68

Trenin

62

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

39

Weegar

38

Kleven

37

Seider

Wins Leaders

9

Kochetkov

8

Wallstedt

7

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.54

Fowler

1.66

Kochetkov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.942

Fowler

.927

Shesterkin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.23

4.15

3.73

Goals Against Rankings

2.23

2.29

2.33

Power Play Rankings

35.7

34.0

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.5

92.3

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-3

9-5

8-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

4-7

5-8

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	4	1	19	18
Canadiens	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Lightning	8	3	1	17	6
Senators	8	5	1	17	0
Maple Leafs	7	6	2	16	5
Sabres	6	4	3	15	-7
Red Wings	6	4	3	15	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	11	2	2	24	20
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Capitals	8	4	0	16	6
Islanders	7	4	2	16	5
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Penguins	5	6	2	12	-1
Blue Jackets	5	6	0	10	-8
Flyers	3	8	4	10	-22

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	9	3	3	21	12
Mammoth	9	5	0	18	5
Avalanche	7	5	1	15	12
Stars	7	5	1	15	5
Blues	6	6	1	13	1
Predators	4	4	5	13	-6
Jets	4	7	3	11	-13
Blackhawks	4	9	0	8	-21
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	9	2	2	20	13
Golden Knights	9	5	1	19	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Sharks	7	6	1	15	-7
Flames	6	7	0	12	-13
Ducks	5	7	1	11	-7
Kings	4	6	2	10	-8
Canucks	3	11	1	7	-23