The Toronto Maple Leafs will begin to experience life without Mitchell Marner Wednesday night in their season opener against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

The Montreal Canadiens are set to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 pm ET tonight at the Bell Centre. The Habs will be icing their top 2 forward lines in the lineup tonight; meanwhile, the Maple Leafs will be putting out mainly bottom 6 NHL forwards and prospects for the game.

The NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-2, on Wednesday night in their home opener at Scotiabank Arena. The crowd was thrilled, to be sure. But the fans in attendance weren't ready to leave the venue after the game ended.

Detroit's Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Montreal's Lane Hutson headline Best Bets options for Thursday's season opener between the Red Wings and Habs.

The Montreal Canadiens were playing their third preparatory game on Thursday night, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs had a few regulars, but no big names, while Matias Maccelli was the biggest name on the Toronto club’s roster.

The Canadiens lost to the Maple Leafs 5-2 in the season-opener, but provided some hints of some different looks we might see this season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs secure the victory over the Montreal Canadiens in the season opener, but are there already some red flags to keep an eye on?