Overview
- Riley Kidney and Lane Hutson scored man-advantage goals in the second to create separation.
- Alex Newhook recorded a goal and an assist, and Sean Farrell added Montreal's other tally.
- John Tavares scored on the power play for Toronto, and William Nylander cut the deficit late.
- Kaapo Kahkonen made 21 saves on 23 shots for Montreal, while Anthony Stolarz stopped 15 of 18 before Artur Akhtyamov went 10-for-11 in the third.
- Montreal went 2-for-3 on the power play to Toronto's 1-for-3 and led 29-23 in shots and 30-28 in hits at Scotiabank Arena.