Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday.
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Alex Newhook scored two goals in the first period and Jacob Fowler stopped 26 shots as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday.
Chris Kreider and Zachary Bolduc added the other goals for Montreal, which improved to 11-3-3 and has won seven of its last eight games.
William Nylander and Gavin McKenna replied for Toronto, which fell to 8-8-2 and has lost two straight and four of five in regulation.
Montreal opened the scoring at 5:56 of the first when Newhook’s pass in front of Sergei Bobrovsky pinballed into the Leafs’ net after a giveaway by McKenna. The Canadiens doubled their lead at 13:06 when Newhook tipped in Kaiden Guhle’s point shot.
The Canadiens made it 3-0 at 12:57 when Kreider intercepted a McKenna pass at Montreal’s blue line and beat Bobrovsky past his blocker. Toronto’s rookie winger was benched for the rest of the period.
In the third period, Nylander scored on a power play at 6:19 with a one-timer. McKenna then popped a loose puck home 55 seconds later, but Bolduc responded on a man advantage to make it 4-2 at 12:15.
With 3:33 left in regulation, Juraj Slafkovsky was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking, but Fowler and Montreal’s penalty killers held off Toronto’s late push.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for the Maple Leafs.
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