Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens

Friday, September 29, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Friday, September 29, 2023 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	46-26-10
at Montreal Canadiens	1	30-36-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	2	0	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	13	6	26
Montreal Canadiens	8	9	8	25

Three stars

M. Knies, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
F. Minten, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 assist)
J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies (1)	Fraser Minten (2)	Shorthanded	TOR 1, MTL 0
2nd	16:34	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikko Kokkonen (1)	Noah Gregor (2)	Even strength	TOR 2, MTL 0
3rd	14:39	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Anderson (2)	Sean Monahan (1), Gustav Lindstrom (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, MTL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	26	25
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	12	11
Blocked shots	20	19
Giveaways	15	12
Takeaways	1	4
Faceoffs won	23/53 (43.4%)	30/53 (56.6%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 L. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	10:36
Number 18 N. Gregor	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1		14:38
Number 23 M. Knies	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:49
Number 26 N. Abruzzese	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:03
Number 28 S. Lafferty	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	60%	15:17
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	33.3%	14:53
Number 39 F. Minten	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	46.2%	14:37
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		15:37
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	46.7%	16:59
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:44
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	50%	16:14
Number 90 M. Ellis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:17
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		23:59
Number 37 T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		24:16
Number 55 M. Giordano	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		21:08
Number 61 S. Sova	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		14:22
Number 84 M. Kokkonen	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	7		20:40
Number 85 W. Lagesson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	2		15:49

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 I. Samsonov	17	17	0	1.000	39:56	Win
Number 80 K. Petruzzelli	8	7	1	.875	20:00

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	60%	18:12
Number 13 M. Stephens	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	57.1%	10:29
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		19:37
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:22
Number 53 J. Mysak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	100%	13:22
Number 56 J. Ylonen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		15:52
Number 62 O. Beck	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	44.4%	14:24
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		18:16
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	61.5%	15:00
Number 91 S. Monahan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	58.8%	20:00
Number 97 J. Roy	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		14:31
Number 27 G. Lindstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	3		15:06
Number 52 J. Barron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		19:13
Number 54 J. Harris	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		19:04
Number 72 A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	3		18:02
Number 85 J. Parker-Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		10:43
Number 92 N. Beaudin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		18:32
Number 94 L. Mailloux	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		20:13

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Primeau	26	24	2	.923	58:02	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	18:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	William Lagesson	Hooking	2
2nd	02:27	Montreal Canadiens	Gustav Lindstrom	Holding	2
2nd	09:25	Toronto Maple Leafs	William Lagesson	Interference	2
2nd	12:07	Toronto Maple Leafs	Timothy Liljegren	Hooking	2
2nd	18:33	Montreal Canadiens	Arber Xhekaj	Cross checking	2
3rd	06:16	Toronto Maple Leafs	Sam Lafferty	Tripping	2
3rd	18:49	Toronto Maple Leafs	Timothy Liljegren	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Devin Berg
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jake Muzzin, TJ Brodie, Martin Jones, Kyle Clifford, John Tavares, Calle Jarnkrok, John Klingberg, Morgan Rielly, Matt Murray, Jake McCabe, Fabrice Herzog, Max Domi, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Maxime Lajoie, Joseph Woll, Vladimir Bobylev, Dylan Gambrell, Nikolai Chebykin, Vladislav Kara, Semyon Kizimov, Simon Benoit, Michael Koster, Roni Hirvonen, Topi Niemela, William Villeneuve, Wyatt Schingoethe, Bobby McMann, Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Artur Akhtyamov, Veeti Miettinen, Joe Miller, John Fusco, Ryan Tverberg, Alex Steeves, Braeden Kressler, Ty Voit, Vyacheslav Peksa, Landon McCallum, Matt Pietroniro, Jacob Frasca, Nicholas Moldenhauer, Marshall Rifai, Brandon Lisowsky, Dennis Hildeby, Nikita Grebenkin, Easton Cowan, Hudson Malinoski, Noah Chadwick, Matthew Sop, Pier-Olivier Roy, Lucas Moore, Marco Mignosa, Deagan McMillan, Tyson Greenway, Mazden Leslie
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Carey Price, Jake Allen, Chris Wideman, David Savard, Mike Matheson, Philippe Maillet, Christian Dvorak, Samuel Montembeault, Michael Pezzetta, Nick Suzuki, Lias Andersson, Johnathan Kovacevic, Jakov Novak, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Brady Keeper, Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield, Mattias Norlinder, Jayden Struble, Nathan Légaré, Alex Newhook, Rhett Pitlick, Xavier Simoneau, Sean Farrell, Kaiden Guhle, Ty Smilanic, Blake Biondi, Luke Tuch, Emil Heineman, Jakub Dobes, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Joe Vrbetic, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Oliver Kapanen, William Trudeau, Riley Kidney, Miguël Tourigny, Lane Hutson, Filip Mesar, Vinzenz Rohrer, Juraj Slafkovský, Lucas Condotta, Adam Engstrom, Cedrick Guindon, Petteri Nurmi, Jared Davidson, Emmett Croteau, Jacob Fowler, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj, Bogdan Konyushkov, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Isaac Dufort

2023-2024 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Oct 2, 2023

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Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Sep 29, 2023
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