TORONTO – Riley Kidney and Lane Hutson every scored power-play objectives within the second interval and the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in NHL pre-season motion on Saturday.
Alex Newhook had a purpose and help for the Canadiens, who outshot the Maple Leafs 29-23 at Scotiabank Arena. Sean Farrell additionally scored for the guests.
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John Tavares scored a second-period power-play purpose for the Maple Leafs, who went 1-for-3 with the person benefit, whereas the guests had been 2-for-3. William Nylander scored with beneath 4 minutes left.
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The Canadiens led 1-0 after the primary interval and 3-1 heading into the third.
The Canadiens outhit the Maple Leafs 30-28, and the Leafs blocked extra photographs (8-6).
Montreal goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 21 of 23 photographs, whereas Anthony Stolarz stopped 15 of 18 photographs earlier than giving solution to Artur Akhtyamov, who stopped 10 of 11 photographs within the third interval.
In a later recreation, the Winnipeg Jets hosted the Calgary Flames.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Sept. 27, 2025.
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