nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs vs Canadiens Final: 5-4 - Recap
Toronto earned a 5-4 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from William Nylander on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander(2), Morgan Rielly, John Tavares, and Jimmy Vesey in the victory. Nylander opened the scoring at 15:56 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of 32 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson(2), Nick Suzuki, and Tomas Tatar in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 29-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.
Toronto scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Montreal 34-32 in the game.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Senators. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.