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Montreal Ices Toronto 4-2 - Recap

Tomas Tatar scored a pair of goals against the Maple Leafs as Montreal handed Toronto a 4-2 defeat on Monday at Bell Centre.

The Canadiens were a +136 underdog in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 6.0.

Montreal got goals from Tomas Tatar(2), Josh Anderson, and Nick Suzuki in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 1:17 of the first period.

Jake Allen turned in a 23-save effort for the Canadiens.

Toronto got goals from John Tavares, and Auston Matthews in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Jack Campbell stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 25-25.

Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Calgary looking for another win. For Toronto, they head home to face Calgary.