Thursday night, the Leafs were supposed to host the St. Louis Blues at Scotiabank Arena, but that game has been postponed due to COVID protocols. The NHL has announced that all cross-border games up to the Christmas break has been postponed. This is the third game the Leafs have had to reschedule, with the two road games in Vancouver and Seattle on Saturday and Sunday cut.
The NHL is pressing the emergency stop on some NHL games as the outbreak in the league has grown exponentially. This appears to be an effort to both limit cross-border exposures as well as to give the teams some time to get their players and staff healthy.