The Toronto Maple Leafs are kicking off their next campaign for the Stanley Cup against their rival Montreal Canadiens on October 9th. When the team takes the ice for the first time for the 2024-2025 season, they’ll be building off a third-place finish in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division last year. The Maple Leafs will face the defending champion Florida Panthers on November 27th.
Center Auston Matthews scored the most goals for the team in 2023-2024. Will he be able to repeat the honor this season? To keep up with your Maple Leafs this season, make sure you have the right streaming platforms. Canadian teams don’t get as much national coverage as their American counterparts, but there are still ways to watch thanks to live TV streaming services.
Since the Maple Leafs are a Canadian team, your best bet for watching most games is to get ESPN Plus. You can get the app for free with a Hulu + Live TV account. Some Maple Leafs games will also air on NHL Network, TNT, TruTV and the Monumental Sports Network (MNMT). Games that air on TruTV are also available on the Max app from HBO.
DIRECTV STREAM |
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ABC |
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ESPN |
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ESPN2 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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✔ |
TNT |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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TruTV |
✔ |
✔ |
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NHL Network |
✔ |
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Monumental Sports Network |
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*Local channels only available in select locations |
DIRECTV STREAM plans cost more than many competitors, but it’s a great way to watch the Maple Leafs this season. Even the Entertainment package, the most affordable option, has more than 75 channels. This includes NHL Network, TNT and MNMT. You’ll get upwards of 100 channels by switching to the Choice, Ultimate, or Premier packages offered by DIRECTV STREAM. These options have a lot of regional sports networks. This includes Bally Sports Detroit, which will air several Maple Leafs games this season.
DIRECTV STREAM also carries local channels, NFL Network, NFL RedZone, NBA TV, MLB Network, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports 2, Tennis Channel, SEC Network, ACC Network and Big Ten Network. You’ll also get unlimited DVR storage and unlimited streams within your home network.
There are three Fubo plans to choose from, but it’s not the best place to watch the Maple Leafs. Unfortunately, the platform doesn’t have TNT or TruTV, limiting the number of games you’ll get. Fubo used to have the Monumental Sports Network, but it left the platform in June 2024 when the two parties were unable to reach a new contract. On the upside, Fubo does offer NHL Network with a sports extra.
Other sports channels on Fubo include Bally Sports Networks, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), Big Ten Network, Golf Channel and CBS Sports Network. If that’s not enough, you can pay for the Sports Lite Add-on to get NHL Network, NBA TV, MLB Network and more. Fubo gives customers unlimited DVR storage and up to 10 simultaneous streams on your home network.
Hulu + Live TV might be the best place to watch the Maple Leafs. It doesn’t have NHL Network, but you get ESPN Plus for free with your subscription. You can add ESPN Plus content to your Hulu + Live TV experience or watch it on its own app with your Hulu login credentials. In all, Hulu + Live TV offers more than 95 channels, including MNMT, TNT and TruTV. All customers also get the Hulu on-demand library with thousands of series and movies, plus Hulu Originals.
Hulu + Live TV also carries FS1, FS2, NFL Network, MLB Network, Big Ten Network and more. The Hulu + Live TV Sports Add-on features the NFL RedZone, FanDuel TV and other niche sports networks. You’ll also get unlimited DVR storage and can save recordings for up to nine months. There are just two simultaneous streams allowed.
Sling TV is the most affordable streaming service and it has most channels you need to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs. There are three Sling TV plans to choose from, including the Sling Orange & Blue plan, which offers a discount compared to buying the plans separately. Some markets also get NBC, Fox and/or ABC but you’ll need to enter your zip code on the Sling homepage to see which channels are available in your area. For Maple Leaf fans it’s important to consider that Sling Orange and Sling Blue both have TNT, while only Sling Blue has TruTV.
If you opt for the Sports Extra add-on for an added cost, you’ll also have NHL Network in your channel guide. The add-on also includes NBA TV, MLB Network, MLB Network Strike Zone, SEC Network, NFL RedZone and Golf Channel. You’ll just get 50 hours of DVR space by default, though you can upgrade to 200 hours for an extra monthly cost. Sling Orange & Blue has four simultaneous streams.
YouTube TV has a good base plan with more than 100 channels, but it is missing NHL Network. However, it does have TNT, TruTV and MNMT. Plus, the service’s real-time key plays and sports stats features offer a unique viewing experience. YouTube and YouTube TV are also the exclusive home of the NFL Sunday Ticket, and YouTube TV customers get a discount.
Other sports channels carried by YouTube TV include NFL Network, FS1, FS2, CBS Sports Network and the Tennis Channel. Like other streaming platforms, YouTube TV has a Sports Plus add-on. This extra features NFL RedZone from NFL Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Billiard TV, FanDuel TV, Fight Network and Impact Wrestling.
ESPN Plus is a standalone app that doesn’t live stream ESPN content but offers supplementary content. This includes many full NHL games. In addition, the platform has original shows and post-game analysis, plus college basketball, college football, golf, and other popular sports. You can pay for the ESPN Plus app by itself, but it’s cheaper to get it as a part of a Hulu + Live TV plan.
HBO’s streaming service is getting into the sports game with its B/R Sports add-on, which Max is adding to subscriptions for no additional cost for a limited time. With the add-on, you’ll be able to watch 300 live games and matches each year, including select games from the NHL regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Max’s sports coverage with the B/R add-on mostly consists of select events airing on TBS, TNT, and TruTV.
Many Toronto Maple Leafs games air on ESPN Plus in the United States. You can also find some games on NHL Network, TNT, TruTV, Max and Monumental Sports Network.
If you live in Canada, there will be six Maple Leaf games available exclusively on the app in the 2024-2025 season, starting with the game against the Lightning in October. These games won’t stream in the United States.
Some Maple Leafs games air on ESPN Plus in the United States. This is a separate app that can be purchased independently but is also included with some Hulu + Live TV plans.