Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
· Scotiabank Arena, Toronto · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
24 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
11 |
6 |
11 |
28 |
Three stars
- A. Carrier, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)
- J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:48 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (1) |
Morgan Rielly (1), Kirill Marchenko (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, TOR 1 |
| 1st |
10:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (1) |
Alexandre Carrier (1), Kirby Dach (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
04:52 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc (1) |
Mike Matheson (1), Josh Anderson (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TOR 1 |
| 3rd |
13:12 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 3, TOR 1 |
| 3rd |
15:46 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (2) |
Easton Cowan (1), John Tavares (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, TOR 2 |
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 |
24 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
28 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
22 |
21 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/53 (60.4%) |
21/53 (39.6%) |
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 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
15:55 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
58.3% |
18:43 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
77.8% |
16:11 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 22 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:37 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
58.8% |
14:50 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
11:07 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
12:13 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
25:07 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:07 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:20 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
59:36 |
Win |
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 15 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
40% |
14:58 |
| Number 19 Z. MacEwen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:25 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
33.3% |
15:32 |
| Number 24 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
09:04 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:34 |
| Number 53 E. Cowan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 73 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12.5% |
09:46 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:55 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
56.3% |
16:36 |
| Number 92 G. McKenna |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:19 |
| Number 96 J. Roslovic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:14 |
| Number 8 C. Tanev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 28 T. Stecher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:47 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:07 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 72 S. Bobrovsky |
24 |
21 |
3 |
.875 |
58:45 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:33 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Nick Paul |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:56 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Jake McCabe |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:56 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:01 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:16 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Texier |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
John Tavares |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Jim Hiller
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Francis Charron
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Oliver Kapanen, Adam Engstrom, Florian Xhekaj
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Bo Groulx, Nick Blankenburg
2026-2027 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2026-2027 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Sep 29, 2026
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at Toronto Maple Leafs
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7:00 PM ET
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Toronto Maple Leafs
at Montreal Canadiens
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7:00 PM ET
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Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 26, 2026
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Toronto Maple Leafs
at Montreal Canadiens
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7:30 PM ET
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Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 22, 2027
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Other NHL games on Sep 29
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
0
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Sep 29, 2026
|
 New York Rangers
0
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
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Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Sep 29, 2026
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 Vancouver Canucks
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Sep 29, 2026
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 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final
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