MONTREAL — John Tavares scored the game-winning goal with 6:46 left in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night at Bell Centre.
Max Domi and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto , which bounced back from a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday.Mike Matheson — with a goal and an assist — and Alex Newhook replied for Montreal , which had lost four of its last five games. Juraj Slafkovsky pitched in with two assists.Star Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner missed his first game of the season with a lower-body injury sustained Thursday, forcing head coach Sheldon Keefe to shuffle his lines.
Fans of both teams showed out in full force, with competing “Go Leafs Go!” and “Go Habs Go!” chants throughout the evening. Toronto forward Calle Jarnkrok took a tripping penalty with three minutes left to send Montreal on the power play. In the first, Matheson gave the home fans a reason to cheer early by opening the scoring 38 seconds into the game with a gorgeous goal that blew the roof off the Bell Centre.
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