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Canadiens Fall 5-1 Against Toronto - Game Recap

The Maple Leafs earned a 5-1 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

Toronto won as a -183 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Toronto got goals from Jason Spezza, William Nylander, Alexander Kerfoot, Auston Matthews, and Rasmus Sandin in the victory. Spezza opened the scoring at 12:25 of the first period.

Jack Campbell stopped 22 of 23 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got a goal from Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carey Price stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Toronto went 2-for-6, while the Canadiens were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Toronto outshot Montreal 34-23 in the game.