Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
· Scotiabank Arena, Toronto · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
14 |
6 |
31 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 |
10 |
9 |
27 |
Three stars
- W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 2 assists)
- M. Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. McMann, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:00 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Bobby McMann (1) |
William Nylander (1), John Tavares (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, TOR 1 |
| 1st |
05:39 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Oliver Kapanen (1) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
MTL 1, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
01:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc (1) |
Brendan Gallagher (1), Kirby Dach (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
05:40 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Calle Jarnkrok (1) |
Morgan Rielly (1), Steven Lorentz (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TOR 2 |
| 3rd |
09:02 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Morgan Rielly (1) |
Matthew Knies (1), Matias Maccelli (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TOR 3 |
| 3rd |
18:28 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Auston Matthews (1) |
William Nylander (2) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 2, TOR 4 |
| 3rd |
19:45 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (1) |
Steven Lorentz (2), John Tavares (2) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 2, TOR 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
27 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/59 (40.7%) |
35/59 (59.3%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
13:32 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
46.2% |
20:42 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:15 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
58.3% |
14:19 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:34 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
21.4% |
11:47 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
13:19 |
| Number 92 P. Laine |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:51 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
21:03 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:56 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
11:08 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
58:33 |
Loss |
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
73.3% |
12:52 |
| Number 18 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
100% |
12:09 |
| Number 19 C. Jarnkrok |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
|
19:30 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
52.6% |
20:31 |
| Number 55 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
55.6% |
13:43 |
| Number 63 M. Maccelli |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 81 D. Joshua |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:40 |
| Number 89 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
17:33 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 8 C. Tanev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
24:05 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 A. Stolarz |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
59:42 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Patrik Laine |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:44 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:38 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Matthew Knies |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Craig Berube
- Referees
- Furman South, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Sammy Blais, Philippe Myers, Easton Cowan
2025-2026 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Oct 8, 2025
|
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
2
at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 22, 2025
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
2
at Toronto Maple Leafs
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
|
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Toronto Maple Leafs
1
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 10, 2026
|
Other NHL games on Oct 8
Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 8, 2025
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 8, 2025
|
 Los Angeles Kings
6
 at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Oct 8, 2025
|
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