Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	52-26-4
at Montreal Canadiens	1	40-31-11

News about this game

NHL Season Kickoff: Canadiens Welcome Maple Leafs to Montreal

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

The Canadiens host the Maple Leafs in their opener. Toronto, favored to win, ended last season 46-26-10, while Montreal was 30-36-16. Both aim for a strong start.
Maple Leafs' Woll Injured, Stolarz Set to Start Against Montreal

Wed, Oct 9, 2024

Leafs' goalie Woll is out Wednesday with lower-body tightness. Stolarz will start, Hildeby as backup. Woll's status for Thursday remains uncertain.
Caufield Scores as Canadiens Blank Maple Leafs 1-0; Montembeault Shines with Season-Opening Shutout

Wed, Oct 9, 2024

In the NHL opener, Sam Montembeault's 48 saves and Cole Caufield's PP goal secured a 1-0 win for the Canadiens over the Leafs. Toronto hit three posts and had 26 saves.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	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	19	13	16	48
Montreal Canadiens	14	6	7	27

Three stars

S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
A. Stolarz, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)
C. Caufield, 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
1st	07:48	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield (1)	Juraj Slafkovský (1), Kirby Dach (1)	Power play	TOR 0, 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	48	27
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	23	23
Blocked shots	15	25
Giveaways	13	14
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	24/36 (66.7%)	12/36 (33.3%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	2	1	2	1		17:00
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	6	0	1		22:39
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	4	3	1	100%	09:03
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	5	2	0		18:48
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	2	1	1	62.5%	12:10
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	6	1	1	63.6%	21:13
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	0	1	1	100%	09:43
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	2	2	5	0	100%	13:24
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	1	0	0		07:36
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	1	0	0		19:18
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	2	1	0		12:27
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	4	1	0	72.7%	18:48
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	1	1	1		14:26
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	1	0	4		18:17
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	2	2	1	1		18:17
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	2	3	1	1		16:08
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	4	1	2		24:05
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	2	3	2	0		20:45

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 A. Stolarz	27	26	1	.963	57:14	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		14:43
Number 13 C. Caufield	R	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	1		17:43
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	38.5%	20:40
Number 15 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	33.3%	13:13
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	100%	11:27
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	0		18:01
Number 27 A. Barré-Boulet	C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		10:21
Number 28 C. Dvorak	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		12:21
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		16:21
Number 51 E. Heineman	L	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0		09:40
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	41.7%	17:04
Number 77 K. Dach	C	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0		15:59
Number 8 M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		26:35
Number 21 K. Guhle	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		23:45
Number 48 L. Hutson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:22
Number 52 J. Barron	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		11:50
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		20:05
Number 72 A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:50

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	48	48	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:16	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi	Roughing	2
1st	03:59	Montreal Canadiens	Emil Heineman	Holding	2
1st	07:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Conor Timmins	Slashing	2
1st	16:59	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Barré-Boulet	Slashing	2
1st	19:41	Montreal Canadiens	Justin Barron	High sticking	2
2nd	08:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Roughing	2
2nd	08:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake McCabe	Tripping	2
2nd	14:01	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Pacioretty	High sticking	2
3rd	04:47	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Anderson	Tripping	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: James Tobias, Tyson Baker
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Philippe Myers, Timothy Liljegren, Bobby McMann
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble, Oliver Kapanen

2024-2025 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Oct 9, 2024
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 9, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 18, 2025
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 12, 2025

Other NHL games on Oct 9

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 9, 2024
Winnipeg Jets 6 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 9, 2024
Calgary Flames 6 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Oct 9, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 8	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Oct 9, 2024