The Toronto Maple Leafs revealed their pre-season schedule ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season on Wednesday. With the new CBA, NHL pre-seasons will be much shorter than it has been in the past, and that's what the Maple Leafs get here.

Toronto will play four pre-season games within two separate days in the coming campaign, two of which will be at Scotiabank Arena on home ice.

Pre-season begins on Sept. 19 with two split-squad games against the Montreal Canadiens. The second day of the Maple Leafs' pre-season will feature the Ottawa Senators, which will also include two split-squad games on Sept. 23.

That's in contrast to this past year, when the Maple Leafs played six pre-season games, two each against the Senators, Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings.

This marks the sixth straight pre-season in which Toronto faces its neighboring rivals in Montreal and Ottawa in a campaign. That streak was reset when the 2020-21 COVID-19-affected season didn't include a pre-season.

This pre-season will be the first real look at what the new Maple Leafs will look like. The new front office, new coaching staff, and several new players.

The 2026-27 regular-season schedule is yet to be announced. However, it's been revealed that the opening night matchups will be unveiled on July 15, followed by the full schedule release on July 16.

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