The Ultimate Guide to Toronto Maple Leafs Road Trips and Home Games for 2026-27

Few fan bases in professional hockey travel like Toronto Maple Leafs supporters. Whether it's an Original Six matchup at Scotiabank Arena against the Montreal Canadiens or Boston Bruins, an Auston Matthews-led home game against Connor McDavid or Sidney Crosby, or a road trip through the California cities, the Western Canadian arenas, or the Florida sunshine, the Leafs travel scene is the largest and most enthusiastic in the NHL. This ultimate guide covers every home and away game worth planning around for the 2026-27 season, with dates, opponents, rivalry angles, and Elite Sports Tours package recommendations for each trip.

The guide is broken into two sections. The first covers the best Toronto Maple Leafs home games at Scotiabank Arena, from the Montreal Canadiens home opener on September 29 through the two Two-Games-One-Weekend clusters featuring Habs-Devils (November 7-8) and Vegas-Anaheim (December 12-13) plus the Boston Bruins Original Six regular-season closer on April 5. The second covers the best Toronto Maple Leafs road trips across the NHL, including three distinct multi-city trip clusters (the California Road Trip over New Year's, the New York Road Trip in March, and the Florida Road Trip in April) plus twenty individual away games featuring the Boxing Day Bell Centre matinee against the Canadiens, the Western Canadian tour through Edmonton and Calgary, and Original Six visits to Boston and Chicago. Every game listed in this guide is available as a bundled ticket, hotel, and flight package through Elite Sports Tours Toronto Maple Leafs Travel Packages.

Whether you're a lifelong Leafs supporter following the team city to city, a Toronto-area fan planning the best Leafs games and home dates of the season, or a hockey traveler looking to combine a Scotiabank Arena game with a weekend exploring downtown Toronto, this is the definitive planning resource. Book early on the marquee dates (the Original Six weekends against Boston and Chicago, the two Two-Games-One-Weekend clusters, the Boxing Day Habs game in Montreal, the California Road Trip over New Year's, and the Western Canadian tour) because these are the highest-demand tickets on the entire Leafs calendar.

Why Following the Toronto Maple Leafs Is One of Hockey's Great Fan Experiences

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the six Original Six NHL franchises, dating to 1917 as the Toronto Arenas and reorganized as the Maple Leafs in 1927. The Leafs have won 13 Stanley Cup championships (the second most in NHL history behind Montreal's 24), including four Cups during the 1960s Punch Imlach-led dynasty era with Johnny Bower, George Armstrong, Frank Mahovlich, Dave Keon, and Tim Horton. The 1967 Stanley Cup remains the last Toronto championship, and the modern rebuild around captain Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares, and Morgan Rielly has produced multiple 100-point seasons since 2016. Matthews won the Hart Trophy in 2022 after a 60-goal season and became captain in August 2024, and the 2026-27 roster carries as much fan expectation as any Leafs squad in the last three decades.

Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto opened in February 1999 as Air Canada Centre and was renamed Scotiabank Arena in July 2018 following a 20-year, $800 million naming-rights partnership with Scotiabank. The building seats 18,819 for hockey and hosts the Maple Leafs, the NBA's Toronto Raptors, and the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Located at 40 Bay Street directly next to Union Station, Scotiabank Arena is one of the most transit-accessible NHL venues in North America, with a direct indoor PATH connection to Union Station, GO Transit commuter rail from across Southern Ontario, VIA Rail service from Montreal and Ottawa, the UP Express airport train, and the TTC subway system. The atmosphere on an Original Six Saturday night against Montreal, Boston, or Chicago, or a marquee Western Conference visit from Edmonton or Vegas, is one of the loudest home crowds in the NHL.

The Leafs travel base is the largest in the NHL. Toronto-area fan clubs exist in every North American city with a significant Canadian expat community, and Leafs jerseys fill the visiting sections at every away game across the league. Whether you're following the club to Montreal for the Boxing Day matinee, to New York for the Madison Square Garden road trip, or to Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Jose for the California Road Trip over New Year's, you'll find yourself sitting among a strong contingent of fellow Leafs supporters in every visiting section.

Top Toronto Maple Leafs Home Games at Scotiabank Arena for 2026-27

The 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena home games schedule features 17 marquee matchups worth planning a trip around, headlined by two separate Two-Games-One-Weekend clusters (Montreal Canadiens-New Jersey Devils on November 7-8 and Vegas Golden Knights-Anaheim Ducks on December 12-13), the Montreal Canadiens home opener on September 29, and the Boston Bruins Original Six season closer on April 5. The home schedule also includes the annual Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid visit on November 14, the Chicago Blackhawks Connor Bedard Thursday-night matchup on January 14, and the historic Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks, and Ottawa Senators Canadian-team rivalry games. Every home game listed below is available as a ticket, downtown Toronto hotel, and package through Elite Sports Tours.

September 29, 2026 - Home Opener vs Montreal Canadiens (Original Six Season Opener)

The 2026-27 Leafs home schedule opens on Tuesday, September 29 against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena, the marquee Original Six season opener of the entire NHL calendar. Home openers at Scotiabank Arena are one of the great traditions in Canadian professional sports, with a pre-game ceremony that typically includes banner recognition, roster introductions, a video montage of the previous season, and the ceremonial puck drop. Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and the Habs travel with the largest visiting-fan contingent at any Leafs home game of the year, and the Habs-Leafs Original Six rivalry dates to 1917 (the founding year of both franchises).

Book the Leafs Home Opener package with three nights in a downtown Toronto hotel walking distance from Scotiabank Arena via the PATH pedway network. This is one of the highest-demand tickets of the entire 2026-27 season; book four to five months in advance. Book your Leafs Home Opener Package.

October 3, 2026 - Ottawa Senators (Battle of Ontario)

Saturday, October 3 brings the Ottawa Senators to Scotiabank Arena for the first Battle of Ontario matchup of the 2026-27 season, the historic Toronto-Ottawa rivalry that dates to the modern Senators franchise founding in 1992. Ottawa is a 4-hour drive from Toronto via Highway 401 or a 90-minute Porter Airlines flight, and Sens fans travel to Toronto in enormous numbers for every Scotiabank Arena visit. The Saturday-night Hockey Night in Canada format on an early-season Battle of Ontario produces one of the loudest home crowds of the fall.

October 15, 2026 - Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 15 brings the Buffalo Sabres to Scotiabank Arena for the first Buffalo visit of the season. Buffalo is a 90-minute drive across the border and one of the most fan-traveled Atlantic Division matchups on the entire home schedule; Sabres supporters fill a real percentage of the visiting sections at every Buffalo game in Toronto. The Thursday-night weeknight format is one of the sweet-spot midweek value picks on the calendar.

October 22, 2026 - New York Rangers (Original Six Matchup)

Thursday, October 22 brings the New York Rangers to Scotiabank Arena for an Original Six matchup and one of the marquee weeknight home tickets of the fall. The Rangers historic franchise (four Stanley Cups since 1926) travels well to Toronto with a Manhattan-based New York fan contingent making the short flight, and the fall foliage window across Ontario adds a distinctive autumn atmosphere to the trip.

November 7-8, 2026 - Two Games, One Weekend: Montreal Canadiens + New Jersey Devils

The first Two-Games-One-Weekend cluster on the 2026-27 Scotiabank Arena schedule and one of the marquee weekends of the entire home calendar. On Saturday, November 7, the Montreal Canadiens return to Scotiabank Arena for the second Habs-Leafs matchup of the fall. On Sunday, November 8, the New Jersey Devils travel to Toronto for a Sunday-evening Metropolitan Division matchup. Two Leafs home games in two calendar days at Scotiabank Arena, without needing to change hotels or venues.

The Habs-Leafs Saturday-night matchup is one of the great atmospheres in North American professional sports, with a heavy Montreal traveling contingent making the trip via VIA Rail from Montreal Central Station to Toronto Union Station in five hours city-center to city-center. The Devils-Leafs Sunday-evening format is quieter than the Saturday but produces one of the more skilled visiting rosters of the fall with Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and the New Jersey top line. Sunday early-evening game format opens Sunday morning for a St. Lawrence Market visit, a Hockey Hall of Fame stop, or a walk of the Distillery District.

Book the Two-Games-One-Weekend Leafs Habs-Devils package with four nights in a downtown Toronto hotel Friday through Monday morning. This is one of the highest-demand Scotiabank Arena weekends of the entire 2026-27 season. Book your Habs-Devils Weekend Package.

November 14, 2026 - Edmonton Oilers (Connor McDavid Visit)

Saturday, November 14 brings the Edmonton Oilers to Scotiabank Arena for the marquee Saturday-night home game of the fall calendar and one of the highest-demand tickets on the entire Leafs schedule. Connor McDavid is widely considered the best hockey player in the world, and every Oilers away visit to any NHL arena sells out weeks in advance. McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Oilers roster reached back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2024 and 2025 (losing both to the Florida Panthers), and the Matthews-vs-McDavid Saturday-night broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada is one of the marquee national tickets of the entire winter.

Book the Leafs vs Oilers McDavid package with three nights in a downtown Toronto hotel. This is one of the highest-demand Scotiabank Arena tickets of the entire 2026-27 season; book four to five months in advance. Book your Leafs vs McDavid Package.

December 12-13, 2026 - Two Games, One Weekend: Vegas Golden Knights + Anaheim Ducks

The second Two-Games-One-Weekend cluster on the Scotiabank Arena home schedule and one of the marquee mid-December holiday weekend options. On Saturday, December 12, the Vegas Golden Knights travel to Toronto for a Saturday-night Western Conference marquee. On Sunday, December 13, the Anaheim Ducks travel to Scotiabank Arena for a Sunday matchup.

The Vegas-Leafs Saturday-night matchup features the 2023 Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, with Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, and the Vegas roster producing one of the more skilled visiting rosters of the fall. Every Golden Knights road visit to any NHL arena carries heightened demand, and the mid-December Scotiabank Arena format pairs particularly well with the Toronto Christmas Market at the Distillery District running through late December.

The Ducks-Leafs Sunday matchup is a Pacific Division crossover with a rebuilding Anaheim roster that includes Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, and Trevor Zegras. The Sunday-evening format opens the weekend for a full Friday-through-Monday-morning trip with Saturday night at the Golden Knights game, Sunday at the Ducks game, and Saturday-morning and Sunday-morning windows for Casa Loma holiday tours, the Hockey Hall of Fame, or the Royal Ontario Museum.

Book the Two-Games-One-Weekend Leafs Vegas-Ducks package with four nights in a downtown Toronto hotel Friday through Monday morning. Book your Vegas-Ducks Weekend Package.

January 9, 2027 - Philadelphia Flyers

Saturday, January 9 brings the Philadelphia Flyers to Scotiabank Arena for a Metropolitan Division Saturday-night crossover to open the new calendar year. Early January is one of the quieter travel windows for Toronto, which typically means downtown Toronto hotel rates drop after the New Year rush.

January 11, 2027 - Winnipeg Jets (Canadian Rivalry Monday)

Monday, January 11 brings the Winnipeg Jets to Scotiabank Arena for a Canadian-team Monday-night matchup. Connor Hellebuyck, Kyle Connor, and the Jets roster produce one of the more competitive Central Division visiting rosters of the winter, and the Monday-night format at Scotiabank Arena is quieter and more relaxed than weekend games for fans who prefer a mid-week experience.

January 14, 2027 - Chicago Blackhawks (Connor Bedard Original Six)

Thursday, January 14 brings the Chicago Blackhawks to Scotiabank Arena for the Original Six matchup and one of the marquee weeknight home tickets of the entire winter. Connor Bedard (the 2023 first-overall pick and 2024 Calder Trophy winner) is now the face of the Blackhawks franchise, and every Blackhawks away game featuring Bedard sells out weeks in advance. Chicago fans travel more heavily to Toronto than to most Eastern cities via the direct Air Canada, WestJet, and United connections between ORD and YYZ, and the Thursday-night atmosphere at Scotiabank Arena for a Blackhawks visit is one of the great Original Six experiences of the winter.

Book the Leafs vs Blackhawks Bedard package with three nights in a downtown Toronto hotel. Book your Leafs vs Blackhawks Package.

January 16, 2027 - Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, January 16 brings the Pittsburgh Penguins to Scotiabank Arena for a marquee Saturday-night Metropolitan Division crossover. Sidney Crosby has played some of his greatest career games at Scotiabank Arena, and every Penguins road visit produces one of the higher-demand tickets on the Leafs home calendar. Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and the historic Penguins core (three Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016, and 2017) travel with a strong Pittsburgh fan contingent, and the Saturday-night Hockey Night in Canada format amplifies the national visibility.

March 13, 2027 - Vancouver Canucks (Canadian Rivalry)

Saturday, March 13 brings the Vancouver Canucks to Scotiabank Arena for a Canadian-team Saturday-night matchup. Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, and the Canucks travel across the country to Toronto for one of the marquee Western Conference visits of the late-season Scotiabank Arena calendar. Mid-March Toronto is at its winter-into-spring transition, one of the underrated travel windows for the city, and the game overlaps with the St. Patrick's Day week nightlife on Duke Street and King West.

March 27, 2027 - Ottawa Senators (Battle of Ontario Round Two)

Saturday, March 27 brings the Ottawa Senators back to Scotiabank Arena for the second Battle of Ontario home game of the season, the last regular-season Ottawa-Toronto meeting of 2026-27. Late-season Battle of Ontario games typically carry heavy Atlantic Division playoff-seeding weight, and the March 27 date puts this game in a window where every point matters for both clubs. The Saturday-night Hockey Night in Canada format on a Battle of Ontario at Scotiabank Arena is one of the best atmospheres in Canadian sports.

Book the Leafs Battle of Ontario March package with three nights in a downtown Toronto hotel. Book your Battle of Ontario March Package.

April 3, 2027 - Buffalo Sabres (Late-Season Rivalry)

Saturday, April 3 brings the Buffalo Sabres back to Scotiabank Arena for the second Buffalo visit of the season, on the first Saturday of April with playoff seeding on the line. April is spring in Toronto, and the city opens up with patios along King West, Ossington, and Queen West starting to pour drinks outdoors. Blue Jays home games at Rogers Centre (directly next to Scotiabank Arena) often overlap with Leafs games in early April, which lets fans stack a hockey game and a baseball game into the same weekend downtown.

April 5, 2027 - Boston Bruins (Original Six Season Closer)

Monday, April 5 brings the Boston Bruins to Scotiabank Arena for the Original Six regular-season home closer and one of the most anticipated tickets on the entire home schedule. The Bruins-Leafs Original Six rivalry dates to 1924 and has produced 16 playoff series between the two franchises, the second most historic rivalry in NHL history after Montreal-Boston. Late-season Bruins-Leafs matchups typically carry heavy Atlantic Division playoff-seeding weight, and the April 5 date puts this game in the final week of the regular season with maximum implications for both clubs.

Book the Leafs vs Bruins Original Six Closer package with three nights in a downtown Toronto hotel Sunday through Wednesday morning. This is one of the highest-demand late-season Scotiabank Arena tickets of the entire 2026-27 season. Book your Leafs vs Bruins Package.

Top Toronto Maple Leafs Road Trips for 2026-27

The 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs away games schedule features twenty standout individual road games plus three distinct multi-city trip clusters (the California Road Trip over New Year's, the New York Road Trip in mid-March, and the Florida Road Trip closing the regular season) that let Leafs fans follow the team through the fall, winter, and spring across some of the great destination cities in North America. Highlights include the Boxing Day Bell Centre matinee at Montreal on December 26, the Western Canadian tour through Edmonton and Calgary in late October, the Original Six road games at Boston and Chicago, and the Madison Square Garden visit against the Rangers in March. Every road trip listed below is available as a bundled ticket, hotel, and flight package through Elite Sports Tours.

October 8, 2026 - at Vegas Golden Knights (Season Opener Road Kickoff)

The 2026-27 Leafs road schedule opens on Thursday, October 8 at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip against the 2023 Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights. T-Mobile Arena sits directly behind the New York-New York and MGM Grand casinos, and every major Strip hotel sits within a 10-minute walk of the arena. The Thursday-night format opens the weekend for a full Friday-through-Sunday Vegas trip after the game.

Book the Leafs at Vegas October package with three or four nights on the Strip. Book your Leafs at Vegas October Package.

October 10, 2026 - at Colorado Avalanche (Denver Weekend)

Saturday, October 10 sends the Leafs to Denver for a marquee visit to Ball Arena, home of the Colorado Avalanche and the 2022 Stanley Cup champions. Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and the Avalanche have become one of the top three or four rosters in the NHL over the last five seasons, and every Avalanche home game produces one of the most electric crowds in professional hockey.

The Vegas-Denver back-to-back weekend format (Thursday Vegas plus Saturday Denver) works particularly well as a combined Western trip, with a 90-minute Southwest Airlines flight between Las Vegas and Denver on Friday and Rocky Mountains extensions available for fans staying the full weekend. Book the Leafs at Avalanche October package with three nights in a downtown Denver hotel walkable to Ball Arena. Book your Leafs at Avalanche Package.

October 24, 2026 - at Edmonton Oilers (Western Canadian Tour Opener)

Saturday, October 24 sends the Leafs north to Edmonton for the Rogers Place visit against the Oilers, the opening leg of the Western Canadian Tour. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Oilers roster produce one of the most electric home atmospheres in the NHL, and the Matthews-vs-McDavid Saturday-night broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada is one of the marquee national broadcasts of the fall.

Rogers Place in the downtown ICE District opened in September 2016 as the modern anchor of downtown Edmonton's revitalization. The building seats 18,500 for hockey and connects to the Edmonton LRT MacEwan station, with the JW Marriott Edmonton adjacent and Ford Hall pre-game entertainment plaza next door. Book your Leafs at Oilers Package.

October 26, 2026 - at Calgary Flames (Western Canadian Tour Battle of Alberta Setup)

Monday, October 26 sends the Leafs south on Highway 2 to Calgary for the Scotiabank Saddledome visit against the Flames. Calgary is a 3-hour drive from Edmonton and one of the shortest connections on the Western Canadian tour. Scotiabank Saddledome in Stampede Park opened in October 1983, hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition, and seats 19,289 for hockey.

Note that the Saddledome will not be the Flames home much longer (the new Scotia Place arena is under construction and expected to open in 2027), which makes the October 26 date one of the final regular-season opportunities to see the Leafs play in the original 1980s building. Book the Leafs at Flames package with two nights in a downtown Calgary hotel. Book your Leafs at Flames Package.

October 28, 2026 - at Seattle Kraken (Western Canadian Tour Third Leg)

Wednesday, October 28 sends the Leafs west to Seattle for the Climate Pledge Arena visit against the Kraken. The building (the world's first certified net-zero-carbon arena, opened in October 2021 as a renovation of the historic 1962 World's Fair Coliseum) sits at Seattle Center directly next to the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass. Seattle is a 3-hour drive south from Vancouver via Interstate 5 or a short connecting flight from Calgary.

Book the Leafs at Kraken package with two nights in a downtown Seattle hotel walkable to the Monorail and Seattle Center. Book your Leafs at Kraken Package.

October 31, 2026 - at Vancouver Canucks (Halloween Western Canadian Tour Closer)

Halloween Saturday sends the Leafs north to Vancouver for the Rogers Arena visit against the Canucks, the closing leg of the Western Canadian tour. Rogers Arena sits in downtown Vancouver on the edge of False Creek, walkable to Yaletown restaurants, Robson Street shopping, and the Vancouver Waterfront. The Halloween-night Saturday format adds costume-and-nightlife elements to the trip.

The full Western Canadian tour (Edmonton October 24, Calgary October 26, Seattle October 28, Vancouver October 31) is one of the great follow-the-team road trip experiences in professional sports. Most fans pick two of the four cities as a two-city trip. Edmonton and Calgary (three-hour drive apart) is one option, and Vancouver and Seattle (three-hour drive apart with a US border crossing) is the other. For the ambitious, the full four-city tour requires two flights and gets fans into four NHL venues in eight days. Book the Leafs at Canucks Halloween package with two nights in a downtown Vancouver hotel walkable to Rogers Arena. Book your Leafs at Canucks Halloween Package.

November 17, 2026 - at Chicago Blackhawks (Original Six at United Center)

Tuesday, November 17 sends the Leafs south to Chicago for the historic Original Six visit to United Center on the West Side. United Center in the Near West Side district sits 15 minutes west of the Loop via the CTA Green Line or a short rideshare, and Connor Bedard has quickly established himself as the face of the Blackhawks franchise. Chicago is a 90-minute direct flight from Toronto via Air Canada, WestJet, or United between YYZ and ORD.

Book the Leafs at Blackhawks package with two or three nights in a downtown Chicago hotel with Green Line or rideshare access to United Center. Book your Leafs at Blackhawks Package.

November 27-28, 2026 - at Boston Bruins Friday + at Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday (Thanksgiving Weekend Back-to-Back)

The Thanksgiving-weekend Original Six back-to-back Leafs road trip and one of the great compressed weekend hockey travel experiences of the calendar. On Friday, November 27 (Black Friday), the Leafs travel to TD Garden in Boston for the historic Original Six visit. On Saturday, November 28, the Leafs travel to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh for a marquee Saturday-night Metropolitan Division crossover.

The Boston leg on Black Friday afternoon pairs perfectly with Thanksgiving weekend in Boston, with the Freedom Trail, the North End Italian restaurant scene, and Faneuil Hall Marketplace all within walking distance of TD Garden. The Pittsburgh leg on Saturday brings the Leafs to PPG Paints Arena in the Uptown neighborhood, walkable from downtown Pittsburgh via the Sixth Street Bridge across the Allegheny River. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the historic Penguins core produce one of the loudest home crowds in the NHL.

Book the combined Thanksgiving-weekend Boston-Pittsburgh Original Six package with hotel changes across Boston Friday and Pittsburgh Saturday, ground transportation or a 90-minute connecting flight between the two cities, and tickets to both games. Book your Boston-Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Weekend Package.

December 5, 2026 - at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, December 5 sends the Leafs south to Raleigh for the Lenovo Center visit against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the 2006 Stanley Cup and have become one of the most consistent Metropolitan Division playoff contenders over the last five seasons, and Raleigh works well as a warm-weather winter escape from Toronto December weather.

December 26, 2026 - at Montreal Canadiens (Boxing Day Bell Centre Matinee)

The single most anticipated Leafs road trip of the entire 2026-27 season and one of the great Canadian sports experiences of the year. On Friday, December 26 (Boxing Day), the Leafs travel to Bell Centre in Montreal for the historic Boxing Day matinee against the Canadiens, the first Bell Centre Boxing Day game for Montreal since 1999.

Boxing Day at Bell Centre against the Leafs is the most historic matchup in Canadian professional sports, with the Habs-Leafs Original Six rivalry dating to 1917 (the founding year of both franchises). Bell Centre seats 21,105 for hockey (the largest NHL regular-season capacity) and sits at 1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal in downtown Montreal, walkable from every downtown Montreal hotel. Old Montreal decorated for the holidays is one of the most special weekends in Canadian travel, with the historic Notre-Dame Basilica, the Old Port waterfront, and the Underground City (RESO) all within walking distance of Bell Centre.

Book the Leafs at Habs Boxing Day Bell Centre package with three or four nights in a downtown Montreal hotel across the December 25-28 holiday weekend, VIA Rail Business Class connection from Toronto Union Station to Montreal Central Station (5 hours city-center to city-center), and pre-arranged in-market transportation. This is the highest-demand Leafs road trip of the entire 2026-27 season; book five to six months in advance. Book your Leafs Boxing Day Bell Centre Package.

California Road Trip: December 29, 2026 - January 2, 2027 (Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks)

The marquee multi-city Leafs road trip of the entire 2026-27 season and one of the great New Year's-holiday hockey travel experiences on the entire NHL calendar. Three California cities in five days over the New Year's holiday window, following the Leafs from Anaheim to Los Angeles to San Jose.

• Tuesday, December 29, 2026 - at Anaheim Ducks - Honda Center, Anaheim (adjacent to Disneyland)
• Wednesday, December 30, 2026 - at Los Angeles Kings - Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
• Saturday, January 2, 2027 - at San Jose Sharks - SAP Center, San Jose

The Anaheim leg opens the swing at Honda Center directly next to Disneyland, one of the ideal family-trip Leafs road-trip destinations. Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Trevor Zegras, and the Ducks roster produce one of the more affordable NHL ticket experiences, and combining the Anaheim game with a Wednesday morning at Disneyland or Disney California Adventure works particularly well as a family package.

Los Angeles on Wednesday brings the Leafs to Crypto.com Arena in Downtown LA, walkable to LA Live, the JW Marriott, and Fig at 7th. Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, and the Kings roster host in one of the storied NHL venues (the 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup banner walls hang above the ice). Los Angeles is a 5-hour direct flight from Toronto via Air Canada or WestJet, and downtown LA hotels put fans within walking distance of the arena plus rideshare access to Santa Monica, Hollywood, and Griffith Observatory.

San Jose on Saturday (New Year's weekend) closes the swing at SAP Center in downtown San Jose. The Sharks home venue nicknamed "The Shark Tank" produces one of the more unique NHL arena entrances (the giant Shark head that players skate through), and the Bay Area works particularly well as a two- or three-day extension to include San Francisco day trips to Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge, or Muir Woods. The San Jose game on January 2 lets fans celebrate New Year's Eve in the Bay Area before the Saturday game.

Book the full California Road Trip package with five nights of hotel across three cities, round-trip flights, in-market ground transportation, and tickets to all three games. This is the definitive Leafs family-friendly road-trip experience of the entire season, typically sold out four to five months in advance. Return flights to Toronto on January 3 are the cheapest airfare of the entire trip, since the return date falls after New Year's peak travel. Book your California Road Trip Package.

January 23, 2027 - at St. Louis Blues

Saturday, January 23 sends the Leafs south to St. Louis for the Enterprise Center visit against the 2019 Stanley Cup champion Blues. The Enterprise Center sits in downtown St. Louis, walkable to the Gateway Arch and Ballpark Village. Jordan Kyrou, Robert Thomas, and the Blues roster produce one of the more competitive Central Division visiting rosters.

January 30, 2027 - at Boston Bruins (Second Boston Trip Original Six Saturday)

Saturday, January 30 sends the Leafs back to Boston for the second TD Garden visit of the season, this time on a full Saturday night rather than the Black Friday matinee. The Saturday-night Hockey Night in Canada format on a Bruins-Leafs Original Six matchup is one of the marquee national broadcasts of the winter, and TD Garden atmosphere on a Leafs Saturday visit is one of the loudest home crowds of the entire Bruins season.

Book the Leafs at Bruins January package with two or three nights in a downtown Boston hotel walkable to TD Garden. Book your Leafs at Bruins January Package.

February 13, 2027 - at Ottawa Senators (Battle of Ontario Road Trip)

Saturday, February 13 sends the Leafs east on Highway 401 to Ottawa for the second Battle of Ontario meeting of the season. Ottawa is a 4-hour drive from Toronto or a 90-minute Porter Airlines flight, and Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata sits 20 minutes west of downtown Ottawa. Leafs fans travel to Ottawa in enormous numbers for every Canadian Tire Centre visit.

February 18, 2027 - at Nashville Predators

Thursday, February 18 sends the Leafs south to Nashville for a road trip to Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. The Predators home venue sits directly on Lower Broadway in the honky-tonk district, and the Leafs at Preds format works particularly well as a Nashville weekend combining the hockey game with live music on Broadway.

February 20, 2027 - at Tampa Bay Lightning (Benchmark International Arena)

Saturday, February 20 sends the Leafs south to Tampa for the Benchmark International Arena visit against the Lightning. The arena was renamed from Amalie Arena in August 2025 after Vinik Sports Group signed a multi-year naming rights partnership with Tampa-based Benchmark International. The Lightning have won three Stanley Cups (2004, 2020, 2021, including back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021), and downtown Tampa's Water Street district puts fans within a 5-minute walk of the arena.

Book the Leafs at Lightning February package with three nights in a downtown Tampa hotel. Book your Leafs at Lightning February Package.

February 27, 2027 - at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 27 sends the Leafs south to Buffalo for the KeyBank Center visit against the Sabres. Buffalo is a 90-minute drive from Toronto across the Peace Bridge or Rainbow Bridge border crossings, and Leafs fans fill KeyBank Center in enormous numbers for every Buffalo visit. The Saturday-night format works particularly well as a one-night weekend trip.

March 11, 2027 - at Winnipeg Jets

Thursday, March 11 sends the Leafs west to Winnipeg for the Canada Life Centre visit against the Jets. Winnipeg is a 2.5-hour flight from Toronto, and downtown Winnipeg hotels sit walking distance from the arena. Connor Hellebuyck, Kyle Connor, and the Jets home crowd produce one of the loudest atmospheres in the NHL.

New York Road Trip: March 18-20, 2027 (New York Rangers + New Jersey Devils)

The mid-March New York-area Leafs road trip and one of the great weekend hockey travel experiences on the entire NHL calendar. Two games in three days across two of the great NHL venues in the New York metropolitan area, with a Broadway show, a Times Square evening, or a Central Park morning between them.

• Thursday, March 18, 2027 - at New York Rangers - Madison Square Garden, Midtown Manhattan
• Saturday, March 20, 2027 - at New Jersey Devils - Prudential Center, downtown Newark

The Rangers leg opens at Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, the world's most famous arena and one of the definitive American sports experiences. MSG sits directly above Penn Station at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street, walkable to every Midtown hotel and reachable via the Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and the New York City Subway. The Rangers historic Original Six franchise (four Stanley Cups since 1926) produces one of the loudest home crowds in the NHL, and every Leafs fan should see one Rangers-Leafs game at Madison Square Garden at least once in a career.

The Devils leg on Saturday closes at Prudential Center in downtown Newark, 25 minutes west of Midtown Manhattan on the NJ Transit or PATH train. Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and the Devils roster produce one of the more skilled Metropolitan Division home matchups, and Prudential Center is one of the most fan-friendly new NHL arenas with expansive concourses and Newark's Ironbound restaurant district a short walk east. Pair the Rangers Thursday game with a Broadway show Friday night and the Devils game Saturday for a three-day weekend in New York.

Book the full New York Road Trip package with four nights in a Midtown Manhattan hotel with walking distance to Madison Square Garden and NJ Transit access to Prudential Center for the Devils commute. Book your New York Road Trip Package.

March 22, 2027 - at Montreal Canadiens (Late-Season Bell Centre Visit)

Monday, March 22 sends the Leafs east to Bell Centre in Montreal for the final Habs-Leafs meeting of the season. Late-season Habs-Leafs games typically carry heavy Atlantic Division playoff-seeding weight, and the March 22 date puts this game in a window where every point matters for both clubs. VIA Rail from Toronto Union Station to Montreal Central Station takes 5 hours city-center to city-center, and Bell Centre is a 5-minute walk from every downtown Montreal hotel.

Book the Leafs at Habs March package with two nights in a downtown Montreal hotel walkable to Bell Centre. Book your Leafs at Habs March Package.

Florida Road Trip: March 30 - April 1, 2027 (Tampa Bay Lightning + Florida Panthers)

The season-closing Florida sunshine escape and one of the great warm-weather Leafs road trips of the entire calendar. Two games in three days across the two Florida NHL franchises, both defending Stanley Cup contenders.

• Tuesday, March 30, 2027 - at Tampa Bay Lightning - Benchmark International Arena, downtown Tampa
• Thursday, April 1, 2027 - at Florida Panthers - Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise (Fort Lauderdale area)

The Tampa Bay leg opens at Benchmark International Arena in downtown Tampa's Water Street district. The Panthers leg on Thursday closes at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, 20 minutes west of Fort Lauderdale beach and 40 minutes north of Miami. The Panthers won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2024 and 2025 (defeating the Edmonton Oilers in both Finals, with Sam Bennett winning the 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy), and every defending champion visit carries heightened demand.

Florida in late March and early April is the sweet spot for weather (warm days, no summer humidity, no hurricane risk), and the Tampa-to-Fort Lauderdale drive is under 4 hours which lets fans stack the two games with a couple of Florida beach days between them. Book the full Florida Road Trip package with five or six nights across both cities, round-trip flights from Toronto, and tickets to both games. Book your Florida Road Trip Package.

April 10, 2027 - at New York Rangers (Second MSG Visit)

Saturday, April 10 sends the Leafs back to Madison Square Garden for the second Rangers visit of the season, this time on a full Saturday night rather than the March 18 Thursday matchup. Late-season Rangers-Leafs games typically carry heavy Metropolitan-Atlantic playoff-seeding weight, and the April 10 date puts this game in the final week of the regular season with maximum implications for both clubs. The Saturday-night MSG atmosphere is a bucket-list hockey experience.

Book the Leafs at Rangers April MSG package with three nights in a Midtown Manhattan hotel walkable to Madison Square Garden. Book your Leafs at Rangers April Package.

Where to Stay in Toronto for Scotiabank Arena Games

Downtown Toronto is the natural base for every Scotiabank Arena trip. The Financial District hotel cluster around Union Station puts visitors within a 5-minute walk of the arena via the PATH indoor pedestrian network, and within walking distance of the CN Tower, Rogers Centre, the Hockey Hall of Fame, St. Lawrence Market, and King West restaurants. The PATH connection is particularly valuable in Toronto January and February when outdoor temperatures drop below freezing, allowing fans to walk from hotels to Scotiabank Arena to dinner and back without going outside.

Our recommended Scotiabank Arena hotels for a Leafs weekend include the Fairmont Royal York (the 1929 historic railway hotel directly across from Union Station, one of the great Canadian grand hotels with over 1,300 rooms), the Ritz-Carlton Toronto (Wellington Street West luxury flagship with full-service spa and indoor pool), the Chelsea Hotel Toronto (the largest hotel in Canada by room count at 1,590 rooms, family-friendly with waterslide and indoor pools), the InterContinental Toronto Centre (attached to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 4-minute walk to the arena), the Omni King Edward (1903 historic hotel on King Street East, walking distance to St. Lawrence Market), the Adelaide Hotel Toronto (Financial District modern luxury connected to the PATH), the Shangri-La Toronto (ultra-luxury on University Avenue), the Sheraton Centre Toronto (Queen Street West), the Hilton Toronto (Richmond Street West), and the Delta Hotels Toronto (Bay Street). For fans on a value budget, the Novotel Toronto Centre, the Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre, and the Chelsea Hotel value tier all offer more reasonable rates within short walking or PATH range of Scotiabank Arena.

Yorkville (the upscale shopping and dining district about 15 minutes north of downtown by subway or taxi) is a great alternate base for fans who want a boutique-luxury neighborhood feel over the corporate Financial District setting. The Hazelton Hotel (the Yorkville five-star boutique) and the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto (Yorkville Avenue luxury) both offer top-tier property experiences, with the Bloor Street West luxury shopping district and restaurants like Sotto Sotto and Alo within walking distance. Yorkville is a 10-minute TTC subway ride to Scotiabank Arena via the Yonge-University Line to Union Station.

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What to Do in Toronto Between Leafs Games

Toronto is one of the great North American food, culture, and sports cities, and a Scotiabank Arena trip is at its best when combined with a full weekend exploring downtown. Our team's recommendations for what to do in Toronto between Leafs games:

The CN Tower and Ripley's Aquarium. The CN Tower (the 553-metre observation tower opened in 1976, one of the tallest freestanding structures in the Western Hemisphere) sits directly next to Scotiabank Arena and Rogers Centre in the entertainment district. The LookOut deck and Glass Floor sit 351 metres above street level with 360-degree views of downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario, and the EdgeWalk (the hands-free walk around the exterior of the tower at 356 metres) is one of the great extreme-tourism experiences in North America. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (the family-friendly aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with the walk-through Dangerous Lagoon shark tunnel) is directly next door.

The Hockey Hall of Fame. The Hockey Hall of Fame (established 1943 at 30 Yonge Street in Brookfield Place, walkable from Scotiabank Arena via the PATH) is one of the definitive Toronto sports experiences and one of the great hockey museums in North America. The Stanley Cup exhibit (where the actual Stanley Cup is displayed when not in the possession of the reigning champions), the Great Hall (the marble-columned former Bank of Montreal building housing the trophy cases), and interactive exhibits covering the full history of hockey all pair particularly well with a Leafs weekend. Adult admission runs around $25 CAD and a 90-minute visit works well as a Saturday-afternoon stop before a Scotiabank Arena evening game.

St. Lawrence Market. St. Lawrence Market (the historic downtown market on Front Street East, 5 minutes from Scotiabank Arena, named the world's best food market by National Geographic in 2012) hosts over 120 vendors across two historic buildings. The peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery is the definitive Toronto pre-game breakfast, and the market also hosts some of the best cheese, chocolate, seafood, and fresh-produce counters in the city. Open Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday.

The Distillery Historic District. The Distillery District (the historic 13-acre Victorian-era industrial neighborhood east of downtown, restored from the 1832 Gooderham and Worts whisky distillery) preserves cobblestone streets, 40 restored 19th-century industrial buildings, boutique shops, art galleries, restaurants, and the Toronto Christmas Market running mid-November through late December. Cluny Bistro, El Catrin, Boku Noodle Bar, and the Mill Street Brewery all sit within the district. A 10-minute drive or 20-minute walk from Scotiabank Arena.

King West and Ossington nightlife. King West (the nightlife strip running west from Bathurst, packed with restaurants, cocktail bars, and lounges) and Ossington (the design-forward strip running north from Queen West with a younger crowd) are the two main downtown nightlife districts. Both are within a 10-minute Uber from Scotiabank Arena, and post-game King West on a Leafs Saturday night is one of the definitive downtown experiences.

The Toronto restaurant scene. Alo (fine dining at 163 Spadina Avenue, one of the top-rated restaurants in Canada with a Michelin star), Buca (the Italian institution on King West), Byblos Downtown (Mediterranean), Barberian's Steak House (the classic Toronto steakhouse open since 1959 at 7 Elm Street), Sotto Sotto (Yorkville Italian), Bar Wellington (King West gastropub), Amsterdam BrewHouse (waterfront brewery), Kensington Market for casual food including Rasta Pasta and Seven Lives Tacos, Chinatown on Spadina for ramen and dim sum at Momofuku Noodle Bar and Rol San, and Little Italy on College Street for classic Italian dinners all give visitors a Toronto culinary experience that stands with any North American city. Bymark (financial-district steakhouse near the arena) is our regular pre-game dinner pick. Book two to three weeks in advance for the top-tier dinner reservations.

Kensington Market and Chinatown. Kensington Market (the historic 19th-century Jewish and Portuguese neighborhood west of downtown, now a multicultural food-and-vintage-shopping district) preserves the original walkable street grid with vintage clothing shops, casual food counters, coffee roasters, and a Saturday-market atmosphere. Chinatown on Spadina Avenue (running north from Queen West) offers dim sum, ramen, and Cantonese barbecue institutions. Both work well as a Saturday-morning or Sunday-morning stop between Leafs commitments.

Casa Loma and the Toronto Christmas Market. Casa Loma (the 98-room Gothic Revival castle at 1 Austin Terrace, built between 1911 and 1914 for financier Sir Henry Pellatt) sits on the escarpment above midtown Toronto with Toronto skyline views and Victorian-era rooms restored for public tours. Casa Loma at Christmas (with the seasonal decor and light display running late November through early January) is one of the definitive Toronto holiday experiences, particularly for December Leafs weekends.

Rogers Centre and Blue Jays overlap. Rogers Centre (directly next to Scotiabank Arena, home of the Toronto Blue Jays) hosts baseball from April through October, and Blue Jays home games often overlap with Leafs games in early April and mid-October. Leafs-and-Blue-Jays doubleheaders (an afternoon Blue Jays game plus an evening Scotiabank Arena game) are one of the definitive Toronto sports-fan weekends, with both venues walkable from every downtown hotel.

How to Book Your Toronto Maple Leafs Road Trip or Home Game Package

Elite Sports Tours builds Toronto Maple Leafs travel packages for every game listed in this guide, bundling Toronto Maple Leafs tickets with hotel and (where applicable) flight components. Home game packages at Scotiabank Arena include the game ticket, a downtown Toronto hotel for two, three, or four nights (depending on the weekend format and Two-Games-One-Weekend clusters), and pre-arranged in-market transportation between the hotel and Scotiabank Arena via the PATH pedway network. Road trip packages include the game ticket, a hotel in the away city walkable or short-drive to the arena, round-trip flights or coordinated rail options from Toronto, and in-market ground transportation for the arena commute.

Multi-city road trip packages (the California Road Trip over New Year's, the New York Road Trip in March, and the Florida Road Trip closing the regular season) include the full multi-city hotel plan, all game tickets, all inter-city flights or ground transportation, and in-market travel logistics for every arena commute. These multi-city Leafs travel packages are the definitive Leafs road-trip experiences of the entire 2026-27 season and sell out three to five months in advance.

For pricing, availability, and to lock in the highest-demand games (the Montreal Canadiens Home Opener, the Boxing Day Bell Centre matinee at Montreal, the two Two-Games-One-Weekend home clusters, the McDavid Oilers Scotiabank Arena visit, the Original Six matchups against Boston and Chicago, the California Road Trip over New Year's, and the Western Canadian tour) contact Elite Sports Tours directly or use the individual weekend and road trip package links throughout this guide. Our team specializes in Leafs travel and handles hundreds of Toronto Maple Leafs supporters per season across every marquee game on the home and away schedules.

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Editorial Note & Travel Expertise

Every home game, road trip, and multi-city travel cluster in this article is confirmed on the official 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs schedule released by the National Hockey League and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in mid-July 2026. The two Two-Games-One-Weekend home clusters at Scotiabank Arena (Montreal Canadiens-New Jersey Devils November 7-8 and Vegas Golden Knights-Anaheim Ducks December 12-13), the Montreal Canadiens Home Opener (September 29), the Boston Bruins Original Six season closer (April 5), the McDavid Oilers Scotiabank Arena visit (November 14), the Boxing Day Bell Centre matinee at Montreal (December 26), and the Western Canadian tour (Edmonton October 24, Calgary October 26, Seattle October 28, Vancouver October 31) are drawn directly from the official Leafs schedule. The three multi-city trip clusters (California Road Trip December 29 through January 2, New York Road Trip March 18-20, Florida Road Trip March 30 through April 1) are grouped as they appear on the Leafs travel calendar. Downtown Toronto Scotiabank Arena hotel recommendations, road-trip city hotel recommendations, and away-arena walking distances are based on multi-year experience placing Leafs travel clients across the North American NHL circuit. Elite Sports Tours builds Leafs home game packages, single-city road trip packages, and multi-city road trip packages with hotel placement, ticket coordination, and inter-city travel logistics handled end to end.

Travel Information Disclaimer

NHL game dates, start times, and broadcast assignments for the 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs home and away schedule are subject to change by the National Hockey League. Playoff opponents, matchup implications, and player availability depend on the season as it plays out. Roster changes through trades, injuries, and call-ups may affect specific matchups referenced in this article. Scotiabank Arena home game and away city arena hotel availability and rates vary based on demand and the profile of any given matchup, with the Montreal Canadiens Home Opener, the Boxing Day Bell Centre matinee, the McDavid Oilers visit, the two Two-Games-One-Weekend clusters, the Original Six weekends against Boston and Chicago, and the California Road Trip tending to move fastest. Travelers should confirm current game details, ticket availability, and travel requirements with Elite Sports Tours and official sources before finalizing any 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs travel plans.

Updated July 2026