nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs vs Canadiens Final: 7-1 - Recap
Toronto earned a 7-1 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Mitchell Marner on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -355 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Mitchell Marner(2), John Tavares(2), Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Michael Bunting in the victory. Marner opened the scoring at 9:08 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 of 21 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got a goal from Johnathan Kovacevic in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 39-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
Toronto scored 3 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Montreal 46-21 in the game.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Panthers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.