Who wins
| Source | CGY wins | TOR wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| TOR | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| CGY | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| TOR | 1 | no | no | 282 | 0 | 2 |
| CGY | 1 | no | no | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| CGY | Jonathan Huberdeau | Injured Reserve | Huberdeau (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM. |
| CGY | Henry Mews | Out | out |
| TOR | Dakota Joshua | Injured Reserve | Joshua (abdomen) has been moved from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve, PuckPedia reports Wednesday. |
| TOR | Max Domi | Injured Reserve | Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| TOR | Cade Webber | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| TOR | Elvis Merzlikins | Injured Reserve | Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet. |
| TOR | William Villeneuve | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |