Auston Matthews scored two late goals to complete a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the lone shootout goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night in their season opener.
After the Maple Leafs fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits, Marner moved in on Jake Allen and fired upstairs on Toronto's third attempt. Ilya Samsonov then stopped Kirby Dach at the other end to seal it.
Matthews scored his second of the night with 4:32 left with Samsonov on the bench when he beat Allen from a tough angle. He tied it with 1:07 remaining to send Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy.David Pastrnak broke a second-period tie and added an empty-netter to lift Boston past Chicago and spoil the first career NHL goal for Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard.
Cale Makar and Miles Wood also scored for the Avalanche, who have won 12 straight regular-season road games dating to last season. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 35 shots.Defensemen Brady Skjei and Jaccob Slavin scored third-period goals to help Carolina beat Ottawa. Scheifele tied it with 5:42 left, but Lindholm put the Flames back in front with 1:32 to go when he was fed by Mangiapane from behind the net. Mangiapane added an empty-netter.
Bedbugs are taking over some French cities, which one expert says could happen in Canada unless people are careful when they travel.Emergency crews responded to a call in the area of Oaklawn Crescent, in the area of Tenth Line Road and Charlemagne Boulevard, at approximately at 9:15 p.m.The city of Ottawa's transit commission meets today and councillors are expected to hear more about this summer's 28-day service interruption.
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