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Bobrovsky will start vs. New York on Thursday.

The Maple Leafs are riding their first winning streak of the season and hope to extend it to three games on Thursday against the New York Rangers, with Bobrovsky between the pipes. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has had an up-and-down start with the Maple Leafs, but he's coming off a tremendous performance, stopping 30 of 31 shots (.968 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. He has a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% in seven games (2-3-2). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -104 home underdogs against a surprising 7-3-1 Rangers team.

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Bobrovsky is in the starter's net at Toronto's morning skate.

The Maple Leafs are riding their first winning streak of the season and hope to extend it to three games on Thursday against the New York Rangers, with Bobrovsky between the pipes. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has had an up-and-down start with the Maple Leafs, but he's coming off a tremendous performance, stopping 30 of 31 shots (.968 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. He has a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% in seven games (2-3-2). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -104 home underdogs against a surprising 7-3-1 Rangers team.

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Bobrovsky will start vs. San Jose on Monday.

The Maple Leafs hoped Bobrovsky's poor 2025-26 season with the Florida Panthers was an anomaly, but his start to the 2026-27 season hasn't been encouraging. The veteran 38-year-old goalie has an ugly 3.29 GAA and .891 SV%, winning only one of six games (1-3-2). He has allowed three or more goals in each game this season. The Maple Leafs enter Monday's contest as -127 home favourites against a 4-3-1 San Jose Sharks team.

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Bobrovsky is in the starter's crease at Toronto's morning skate.

The Maple Leafs hoped Bobrovsky's poor 2025-26 season with the Florida Panthers was an anomaly, but his start to the 2026-27 season hasn't been encouraging. The veteran 38-year-old goalie has an ugly 3.29 GAA and .891 SV%, winning only one of six games (1-3-2). He has allowed three or more goals in each game this season. The Maple Leafs enter Monday's contest as -127 home favourites against a 4-3-1 San Jose Sharks team.

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Bobrovsky led the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.

Anthony Stolarz had a poor showing in Toronto's previous game, a 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth, failing to build on momentum from an encouraging opening couple of performances. As a result, the Maple Leafs will turn to Bobrovsky on Thursday. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky was serviceable in his last outing, stopping 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) in his first win of the season, a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Bobrovsky has a 2.97 GAA and .907 SV% in four games (1-2-1). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -113 home favourites against a Buffalo Sabres team that has been outscored 26-19 in seven games this season (3-3-1).

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Bobrovsky is in the starter's crease at Toronto's morning skate.

Anthony Stolarz had a poor showing in Toronto's previous game, a 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth, failing to build on momentum from an encouraging opening couple of performances. As a result, the Maple Leafs will turn to Bobrovsky on Thursday. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky was serviceable in his last outing, stopping 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) in his first win of the season, a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Bobrovsky has a 2.97 GAA and .907 SV% in four games (1-2-1). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -113 home favourites against a Buffalo Sabres team that has been outscored 26-19 in seven games this season (3-3-1).

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Bobrovsky will start in Vegas on Thursday.

Bobrovsky's early-season introduction to the Maple Leafs hasn't been overly encouraging. Still, he will likely return to the crease on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights in search of his first victory. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has allowed six goals on 53 shots (.887 SV%) through two games this season (0-2-0). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday as +151 road underdogs against a Golden Knights team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

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Bobrovsky is in the starter's crease at Toronto's morning skate.

Bobrovsky's early-season introduction to the Maple Leafs hasn't been overly encouraging. Still, he will likely return to the crease on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights in search of his first victory. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has allowed six goals on 53 shots (.887 SV%) through two games this season (0-2-0). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday as +151 road underdogs against a Golden Knights team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

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Bobrovsky is scheduled to start Toronto's season opener vs. Montreal on Tuesday.

After signing a three-year, $21 million contract with Toronto in the offseason, Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 38-year-old is entering his 17th NHL season after eight successful years in Florida and will hope to bounce back to his Vezina-worthy ways after posting an ugly 27-23-1 record with a .877 SV% and 3.07 GAA in 52 appearances last season. Bobrovsky will host Toronto's Original Six rival in Montreal, which finished third in the Atlantic Division in 2025-26, posting a strong 48-24-10 record.

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Bobrovsky is expected to start the Maple Leafs season opener vs. Montreal.

After signing a three-year, $21 million contract with Toronto in the offseason, Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 38-year-old is entering his 17th NHL season after eight successful years in Florida and will hope to bounce back to his Vezina-worthy ways after posting an ugly 27-23-1 record with a .877 SV% and 3.07 GAA in 52 appearances last season. Bobrovsky will host Toronto's Original Six rival in Montreal, which finished third in the Atlantic Division in 2025-26, posting a strong 48-24-10 record.

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Toronto has signed Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year, $7 million AAV contract ($21M total).

After acquiring Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid earlier this week, the Florida Panthers made it clear they would be moving on from Sergei Bobrovsky, who spent the past seven seasons with them, including leading them to two Stanley Cups. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky is a Vezina Trophy winner, but is coming off arguably the worst season of his career, posting a 3.07 GAA and .877 SV% in 52 games (27-23-1). He hopes a change of scenery with the Toronto Maple Leafs can motivate him to return to the form he showed in previous seasons.

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Bobrovsky will start in Ottawa on Thursday.

Bobrovsky has finished only one season with a sub-.900 SV% in his career, when he posted a .899 SV% in 29 games as a 23-year-old in the 2011-12 season with the Philadelphia Flyers. The now 37-year-old goalie is on pace to finish the 2025-26 season with easily the worst totals of his career, posting a 3.05 GAA and .878 SV% through 51 appearances (27-22-1). He allowed six goals on 19 shots (.684 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Panthers enter Thursday's contest as significant +254 road underdogs against a Senators team that has outscored opponents 12-5 in their last two games (2-0-0).

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Bobrovsky will start vs. Boston on Thursday.

The Panthers have seemed inclined to alternate netminders in the latter half of the season, and will continue that trend on Tuesday, turning to Bobrovsky to tend the twine against the Boston Bruins. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky played well in his most recent outing, saving 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%), but did not receive ample goal support, losing 3-1 to the New York Rangers. He has a 2.27 GAA and .912 SV% in his last seven games (4-3-0). The Panthers enter Thursday's contest as +147 home underdogs against a Bruins team on a four-game winning streak.

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