Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, September 30, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Saturday, September 30, 2023 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	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	1	2	0	3
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	5	10	7	22
Montreal Canadiens	14	9	11	34

Three stars

M. Jones, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)
K. Guhle, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
M. Knies, Toronto Maple Leafs (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
1st	06:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies (2)	Fraser Minten (3), Alex Steeves (1)	Even strength	TOR 1, MTL 0
2nd	10:33	Toronto Maple Leafs	Fraser Minten (1)	Alex Steeves (2), Nick Abruzzese (2)	Power play	TOR 2, MTL 0
2nd	19:47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nick Robertson (1)	Marshall Rifai (1)	Even strength	TOR 3, MTL 0
3rd	11:32	Montreal Canadiens	Kaiden Guhle (1)	Johnathan Kovacevic (1), Alex Newhook (2)	Shorthanded	TOR 3, 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	22	34
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	20	20
Blocked shots	26	13
Giveaways	19	14
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	17/44 (38.6%)	27/44 (61.4%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 18 N. Gregor	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:51
Number 23 M. Knies	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		21:29
Number 26 N. Abruzzese	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:41
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	41.7%	17:49
Number 33 R. Hirvonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:57
Number 36 J. Slavin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	33.3%	12:05
Number 39 F. Minten	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	0	1	47.6%	17:17
Number 43 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:58
Number 46 A. Steeves	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	3	1	0		13:58
Number 53 E. Cowan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		18:02
Number 77 R. Tverberg	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		11:17
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	0		15:24
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0		15:47
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	6	0		22:16
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		23:34
Number 47 T. Niemela	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:14
Number 78 T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		21:47
Number 83 M. Rifai	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	4	0		16:40

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Jones	34	33	1	.971	59:54	Win

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 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	64.3%	21:05
Number 15 A. Newhook	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	75%	16:33
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		17:14
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:26
Number 24 L. Andersson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	66.7%	13:32
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:30
Number 51 E. Heineman	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		13:36
Number 55 M. Pezzetta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	100%	08:31
Number 57 S. Farrell	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		11:11
Number 61 P. Maillet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	09:41
Number 77 K. Dach	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	28.6%	23:20
Number 86 R. Kidney	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	09:28
Number 21 K. Guhle	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	4		19:36
Number 26 J. Kovacevic	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	3		18:29
Number 52 J. Barron	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		15:15
Number 59 M. Norlinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		20:47
Number 64 D. Reinbacher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:27
Number 84 W. Trudeau	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2		18:35

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	15	12	3	.800	40:00	Loss
Number 75 J. Dobes	7	7	0	1.000	17:53

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:14	Montreal Canadiens	Lias Andersson	Interference	2
1st	17:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pontus Holmberg	Holding	2
2nd	04:53	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	08:39	Montreal Canadiens	Kirby Dach	High sticking	2
2nd	12:05	Toronto Maple Leafs	Marshall Rifai	Interference	2
2nd	17:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nick Robertson	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	01:44	Toronto Maple Leafs	Marshall Rifai	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:46	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ryan Tverberg	High sticking	2
3rd	11:17	Montreal Canadiens	Justin Barron	Interference	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Garrett Rank, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Devin Berg
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Mark Giordano, Ryan Reaves, Jake Muzzin, John Tavares, Calle Jarnkrok, John Klingberg, Matt Murray, Fabrice Herzog, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, William Nylander, William Lagesson, Sam Lafferty, Mitch Marner, Ilya Samsonov, Auston Matthews, Maxime Lajoie, Joseph Woll, Vladimir Bobylev, Dylan Gambrell, Nikolai Chebykin, Keith Petruzzelli, Conor Timmins, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Vladislav Kara, Semyon Kizimov, Michael Koster, Mikko Kokkonen, William Villeneuve, Wyatt Schingoethe, Bobby McMann, Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Artur Akhtyamov, Veeti Miettinen, Joe Miller, John Fusco, Braeden Kressler, Ty Voit, Vyacheslav Peksa, Landon McCallum, Matt Pietroniro, Jacob Frasca, Nicholas Moldenhauer, Max Ellis, Brandon Lisowsky, Nikita Grebenkin, Spencer Sova, 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, Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, Tanner Pearson, Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson, Sean Monahan, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Mitchell Stephens, Cayden Primeau, Gustav Lindstrom, Nicolas Beaudin, Jordan Harris, Jesse Ylonen, Jakov Novak, Brady Keeper, Jayden Struble, Nathan Légaré, Rhett Pitlick, Xavier Simoneau, Ty Smilanic, Blake Biondi, Luke Tuch, Jan Mysak, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Joe Vrbetic, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Logan Mailloux, Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen, Arber Xhekaj, Miguël Tourigny, Owen Beck, Lane Hutson, Filip Mesar, Vinzenz Rohrer, Lucas Condotta, Adam Engstrom, Cedrick Guindon, Petteri Nurmi, Jared Davidson, Emmett Croteau, Jacob Fowler, 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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Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 30, 2023