Montreal Canadiens secure two points against Toronto Maple Leafs

That brings us to the end of a first period — Montreal Canadiens 0, Toronto Maple Leafs 0. Montreal Canadiens edged the shot clock 15-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Montreal Canadiens 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 0. Montreal Canadiens edged the shot clock 9-3, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Nick Suzuki opened the scoring for Montreal Canadiens at 0:53, then Jake Walman extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens on the power play at 14:31.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 1-for-5 while Toronto Maple Leafs went 0-for-2.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — Montreal Canadiens 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 3. Montreal Canadiens edged the shot clock 13-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Frank Nazar cut the deficit for Toronto Maple Leafs at 1:08, Mark Stone extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 2:37, Joel Kiviranta cut the deficit for Toronto Maple Leafs at 6:12, tempers flared at 7:47 with Mark Stone winning a scrap, and Mark Stone extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens into the empty net at 19:18.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1, and an empty-netter helped seal it.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.