Patrik Laine and fellow Finnish NHLer Aleksander Barkov were part of an 'NHL 19' showdown Wednesday, playing the popular video game – projected onto the ice surface at Hartwall Arena – with a team of Finnish celebrities.

John Tavares will make his regular-season debut in a Maple Leafs jersey as Toronto hosts the Habs.

Several NHL experts are predicting Toronto will win the Stanley Cup this season, and the makers of the NHL 19 video game are thinking along the same lines.