Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey LeagueSam Montembeault makes 48 saves, Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 1-0 in season opener
Montembeault set an NHL record for saves in a season-opening shutout.
“Going into the Bell Centre, first game of the season, you want to do well,” Montembeault said. “Big crowd and everybody was excited for this game — but I just turned those nerves into energy. And it went well.”
Caufield scored at 7:48 of the opening period, finishing off a tic-tac-toe play with Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach. The Canadiens were 1 for 5 on the power play after going 0 for 30 in the preseason.
Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves for Toronto after expected starter Joseph Woll was held out of the lineup. Coach Craig Berube said Woll had “lower-body tightness.”
“You almost get 50 shots on net and you don’t get a goal — their goalie played well,” Berube after his first regular-season game behind Toronto’s bench.
Maple Leafs: Toronto had trouble staying out of the penalty box with five minor penalties in the first 40 minutes. The Maple Leafs were 0 for 4 on the power play and hit three posts in the second period.
“We did more than enough to score more than one goal tonight,” Matthews said. “That didn’t happen.”
MTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 7:48 | Cole Caufield Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (1), Kirby Dach (1) |
Statistics
TOR | MTL | |
---|---|---|
15 | Blocked Shots | 25 |
20 | Hits | 20 |
4 | Takeaways | 5 |
48 | Shots | 27 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
24 | Faceoffs Won | 12 |
66.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 33.3 |
13 | Giveaways | 14 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |