"Morgan Rielly scored the winner in the third period and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the first game of the post-Mitch Marner era Wednesday. Bobby McMann and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto before Auston Matthews and William Nylander added one each into the empty net. Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves in both teams' opener to the NHL season. Nylander, John Tavares and Steven Lorentz also had two assists each."
"McMann opened the scoring just one minute in before Kapanen jumped on a turnover with Montreal killing a penalty. Bolduc scored his first with the Canadiens in the second after being acquired from the St. Louis Blues, but Jarnkrok tied things later in the period to set the stage for Rielly's clincher. Marner declined to ink a contract extension with Toronto the club he cheered on as a kid that then selected him No. 4 overall at the 2015 NHL draft."
"Takeaways Leafs: Roy, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua all made their debuts for Toronto, which will look to replace Marner's minutes on the top line, power play and penalty kill by committee. Canadiens: Kapanen's goal came in his 19th NHL game. The 22-year-old became the fifth player on record in franchise history to accomplish the feat while short-handed and the first since Chris Chelios on Oct. 13, 1984."
Morgan Rielly scored the game-winning goal in the third period and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. Bobby McMann and Calle Jarnkrok scored for Toronto, while Auston Matthews and William Nylander added empty-net goals. Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves and Sam Montembeault stopped 23. Nylander, John Tavares and Steven Lorentz each had two assists. Oliver Kapanen scored his first NHL goal short-handed and Zachary Bolduc scored for Montreal after being acquired from St. Louis. Nicolas Roy, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua debuted for Toronto. Toronto will replace Mitch Marner's minutes by committee after his sign-and-trade to Vegas.
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