National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 3
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Toronto Maple Leafs 2
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MTL1113
TOR1012
Scotiabank Arena · 19,088 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Carrier's goal late in the 3rd period helps Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 3-2

— Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Tuesday night in the teams' season opener.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
14
28
Hits
23
7
Takeaways
2
24
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
21
60.4
Faceoff Win Percent
39.6
22
Giveaways
21
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

MTL

  • Jakub Dobes GA 2 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Cole Caufield BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Alex Newhook BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Kirby Dach BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

TOR

  • Sergei Bobrovsky GA 3 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • John Tavares BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Colton Sissons BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 20:00 · 3rd John Tavares Roughing against Jakub Dobes
  4. 19:59 · 3rd William Nylander shot blocked by Jake Evans
  5. 19:52 · 3rd Takeaway by Darren Raddysh
  6. 19:52 · 3rd Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot Wide Right
  7. 19:50 · 3rd Jake Evans faceoff won against John Tavares
  8. 19:50 · 3rd Timeout - Home

Highlights

00:39 William Nylander scores 48 seconds into Toronto's home opener vs. Montreal Watch on ESPN 00:23 Josh Anderson lights the lamp for Montreal Watch on ESPN 00:50 Zachary Bolduc's goal puts Montreal on top Watch on ESPN 00:39 Alexandre Carrier lights the lamp for Canadiens Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve
  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

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

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