National Hockey League

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1
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Match Report

Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 2-1; Tavares injured early

— Paul Byron broke a tie with a short-handed goal from his knees with 7:16 left and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the first-round series between Original Six rivals.

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Team Stats

13
Blocked Shots
10
55
Hits
27
8
Takeaways
12
30
Shots
36
0
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
39
Faceoffs Won
31
55.7
Faceoff Win Percent
44.3
16
Giveaways
16
5
Total Penalties
6
13
Penalty Minutes
15

Top Performers

MTL

  • Carey Price GA 1 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Josh Anderson BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Phillip Danault BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nick Suzuki BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0

TOR

  • Jack Campbell GA 2 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 3
  • Joe Thornton BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Alexander Kerfoot BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:57 · 3rd
  4. 19:57 · 3rd
  5. 19:57 · 3rd
  6. 19:24 · 3rd
  7. 19:24 · 3rd
  8. 19:22 · 3rd

Head to Head

TOR wins series 7-3

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

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

Montreal Canadiens

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

NHL News

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