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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens Recap - Maple Leafs Win 2-1

Toronto skated to a 2-1 victory over Montreal on Monday in NHL action at Bell Centre.

Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -190 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Morgan Rielly, and William Nylander each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Nylander opened the scoring for Toronto.

Jack Campbell stopped 28 of 29 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got a goal from Nick Suzuki in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Montreal got a 27-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.

On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 29-29.