Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Cole Caufield scores in regulation and shootout in Canadiens' 2-1 win over Maple Leafs
Jakub Dobes made 22 saves to help Montreal improve to 15-9-3.
Scott Laughton scored for Toronto, and Dennis Hildeby stopped 33 shots. The Maple Leafs dropped to 13-11-4. They had won three in a row.
Hildeby got the start after Joseph Woll joined Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve earlier in the day. Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said Woll will be out “a week … hopefully” after leaving a 5-1 victory in Carolina on Thursday night after two periods because if a lower-body injury.
The Canadiens, who topped the Maple Leafs 5-2 at home Nov. 22 to open Toronto’s recent six-game trip, connected on their second man advantage at 8:25 of the second period when Caufield slid his 15th goal of the season past Hildeby.
The Montreal winger extended his points streak to 10 games for the second double-digit run of his career.
Laughton replied for Toronto on a short-handed breakaway with 9:32 left in the third his third goal of the season and third in three games.
Maple Leafs: Host Tampa Bay on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesMTL leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:25 | Cole Caufield Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (7), Ivan Demidov (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:28 | Scott Laughton Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (8) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Auston Matthews Goal Backhand |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Alexandre Texier Goal Backhand |
Statistics
 MTL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 21 | Hits | 28 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 34 | Shots | 23 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 41.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.1 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Demidov, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
| Nick Suzuki, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 4 |
| Kirby Dach, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 4 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Sam Montembeault, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
