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Match Report

Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 4-1 to clinch playoff spot

— Auston Matthews got his NHL-best 35th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff spot.

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Team Stats

20
Blocked Shots
9
24
Hits
29
6
Takeaways
8
29
Shots
33
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
18
Faceoffs Won
35
34.0
Faceoff Win Percent
66.0
11
Giveaways
13
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

TOR

  • Jack Campbell GA 1 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Joe Thornton BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • John Tavares BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0

MTL

  • Jake Allen GA 4 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Phillip Danault BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Nick Suzuki BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:21 · 3rd
  4. 18:56 · 3rd
  5. 18:56 · 3rd
  6. 18:55 · 3rd
  7. 18:36 · 3rd
  8. 18:15 · 3rd

Head to Head

TOR leads series 5-2

Injuries

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve
  • Kirill Marchenko Day-To-Day
  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve

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