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Montreal Ices Toronto 3-2 - Recap

The Canadiens earned a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs on Monday at Bell Centre.

Montreal won as a +149 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Phillip Danault, Cole Caufield, and Tyler Toffoli each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Toffoli opened the scoring for Montreal.

Jake Allen stopped 27 of 29 Toronto shots in the victory.

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

Jack Campbell stopped 20 of 23 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-4, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto outshot Montreal 29-23 in the game.

Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Toronto, they head home to face Montreal.