Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens

· National Hockey League

Toronto Maple Leafs

27-27-11

Final
1 - 3

Montreal Canadiens

35-18-10

Oliver Kapanen scores as Canadiens hand Maple Leafs 8th straight loss

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Phillip Danault also scored, and Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves.

William Nylander scored for struggling Toronto, which is on track to miss the playoffs after nine consecutive trips to the postseason.

Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots in a solid outing.

The Maple Leafs entered the night 11 points outside the playoffs and 13 behind the Canadiens, who held the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Besides two shifts on the power play, Cole Caufield sat at the end of the Canadiens’ bench from late in the second period through the end of the game. Montreal’s leading goal scorer appeared to be in some discomfort, with trainers occasionally checking in. The Canadiens said after the game that Caufield was sick.

Toronto captain Auston Matthews — a former 69-goal scorer — extended his goalless streak to 12 games.

Up next Maple Leafs: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.

Canadiens: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:46	Oliver Kapanen Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (9), Ivan Demidov (36)
Goal	1st Period 14:41	Phillip Danault Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (5), Lane Hutson (54)
Goal	2nd Period 14:33	William Nylander Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Easton Cowan (12)
Goal	3rd Period 19:32	Jake Evans Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (27)

Statistics

TOR		MTL
15	Blocked Shots	18
23	Hits	20
3	Takeaways	8
18	Shots	33
0	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
29	Faceoffs Won	28
50.9	Faceoff Win Percent	49.1
12	Giveaways	11
4	Total Penalties	4
11	Penalty Minutes	11