The play started with a turnover in the Montreal defensive zone.Īuston Matthews hit the goal post with a shot at 4:43 of the second on a Toronto power play.

Murray made a good save on Caufield during Montreal's second power play of the first.Ĭaufield tied it 33 seconds into the second period on a two-on-one with Suzuki. The play started with a turnover at the Maple Leafs blue line and Bunting's first shot at the goal was wide. Shots on goal were 8-8 and the Canadiens had a 3-1 advantage in power plays in the first period, but the Maple Leafs had the only goal.īunting scored at 11:41 of the first period from the slot on a pass from behind the goal by Mitchell Marner. Matt Murray made 19 saves in his debut for Toronto.Ĭanadiens goaltender Jake Allen stopped 29 shots. Michael Bunting and Denis Malgin also scored for Toronto. Sean Monahan gave Montreal a 3-2 lead at 17:30 with William Nylander tying it at 18:10.Ĭole Caufield scored twice for the Canadiens and Nick Suzuki added two assists. He made steady progress throughout the pre-season, and starts off with two very capable linemates in Christian Dvorak and Brendan Gallagher who should help ease him into a tough matchup right off the bat.Josh Anderson scored the go-ahead goal with 19 seconds left in the third period, lifting the Montreal Canadiens over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.Īnderson's winner completed a flurry of goals late in the third period.

Up front, Juraj Slafkovský will be a main focus after being selected first overall at the NHL Draft. The defence corps also features Jordan Harris and Johnny Kovacevic, who have a combined 14 games of NHL experience. On the blue line, one of the top prospects, Kaiden Guhle, will start his career as a top-pairing defenceman, and Arber Xhekaj turns an exceptional 2021-22 campaign in the OHL into a starting role as well. Montreal will have three rookies making NHL debuts. This year’s season debut finds the teams in very different places: the Maple Leafs confident in their roster and expecting their group to finally take the next step and challenge for a Stanley Cup, the Habs starting to build their way back into contention in the league with a crop of very young talent. The 2022-23 season kicks off for the Montreal Canadiens at home, versus their rivals from Toronto. In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)

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