Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Morgan Rielly breaks 3rd-period tie in the Maple Leafs' 5-2 opening victory over the Canadiens
Matthew Knies chipped the puck to Rielly in the slot and he fired a wrist shot past goalie Sam Montembeault into the top right corner. Auston Matthews and William Nylander added empty-netters, with Nylander finishing with three points.
Bobby McMann and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 29 shots. Rielly, John Tavares and Steven Lorentz also had two points.
Oliver Kapanen scored his first NHL goal for Montreal. Zac Boldujc added a goal, and Montembeault made 22 saves.
McMann scored for Toronto on a tip a minute into the game. Kapanen tied it on short-handed break at 5:39 of the first, beating Stolarz with a wrist shot to the far side.
Boldujc gave Montreal the lead at 1:30 of the second on a backhander off a rebound. Jarnkrok countered for Toronto at 5:40 of the period with a wrist shot while fighting off a defender.
Maple Leafs: At Detroit on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:00 | Bobby McMann Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: William Nylander (1), John Tavares (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:39 | Oliver Kapanen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:30 | Zachary Bolduc Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Brendan Gallagher (1), Kirby Dach (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:40 | Calle Jarnkrok Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (1), Steven Lorentz (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:02 | Morgan Rielly Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (1), Matias Maccelli (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:28 | Auston Matthews Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:45 | William Nylander Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Steven Lorentz (2), John Tavares (2) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 27 | Hits | 35 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 31 | Shots | 27 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 35 |
| 40.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 59.3 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Calle Jarnkrok, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 29 |
| Scott Laughton, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Chris Tanev, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Joseph Woll, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Patrik Laine, RW | Out | Oct 25 |
| David Reinbacher, D | Out | Oct 25 |
| Kaiden Guhle, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
