Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs: preview, form and head-to-head

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Toronto Maple Leafs host Nashville Predators (NHL) on October 6, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Matchup edge

Even on form: both teams went 1-4 in their last 5 games.

Recent form: last 5

Nashville Predators: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 10 goals scored and 16 conceded.

Nashville Predators
Oct 2, 2026vs Minnesota WildL1–3
Apr 17, 2026 · last seasonvs Anaheim DucksL4–5
Apr 14, 2026 · last seasonvs San Jose SharksL2–3
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonvs Minnesota WildW2–1
Apr 10, 2026 · last seasonat Utah MammothL1–4

Toronto Maple Leafs: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 12 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Toronto Maple Leafs
Sep 30, 2026vs New York IslandersW2–1
Sep 29, 2026vs Montreal CanadiensL2–3
Apr 15, 2026 · last seasonat Ottawa SenatorsL1–3
Apr 13, 2026 · last seasonvs Dallas StarsL5–6
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonvs Florida PanthersL2–6

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 2 meetings on record, Nashville Predators won 1, Toronto Maple Leafs won 1.

Dec 21, 2025 · last seasonNashville Predators5–3Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 14, 2025 · last seasonToronto Maple Leafs7–4Nashville Predators

Season so far

Nashville Predators are 27th of 32 on win rate after 1 game (0-1).

Toronto Maple Leafs are 17th of 32 on win rate after 2 games (1-1).

#TeamPWLGoals
27Nashville Predators1011:3
17Toronto Maple Leafs2114:4

Team news

Nashville Predators

  • Predators Reassign Ryan Ufko to Milwaukee — After just a single game at the NHL level to start the season, Nashville Predators General Manager Chris MacFarland announced that Ryan Ufko has been reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the… (Yahoo Sports, Oct 2, 2026)

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Dakota Joshua (C): Injured Reserve, abdomen. Joshua (abdomen) has been moved from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve, PuckPedia reports Wednesday. (ESPN, Sep 30, 2026)
  • Max Domi (C): Injured Reserve, back. Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. (ESPN, Sep 30, 2026)
  • Cade Webber (D): Injured Reserve, elbow. (ESPN, Sep 29, 2026)

Headlines gathered October 3, 2026 from the outlets named. Third-party reporting, not verified by SportAnalyst.

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