The Montreal Canadiens were hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre tonight and Martin St-Louis' men were ruthless, at the start of the game in any case.

This is the season to believe that everyone is capable of putting the Maple Leafs over the top. The Leafs might just be Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin away from contending for the Stanley Cup.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a ... Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored forst-period goals for Montreal. Sam Montembeault finished with 27 saves. Montreal struck first on Dach's goal at 5:08.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson tallied a goal and two assists and Joseph Woll made 33 saves for Toronto, which won its second straight game after a three-game losing streak. Bobby McCann had a goal and an assist, and Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander, Auston Matthews, Steven Lorentz and David Kampf all scored a goal apiece.

The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Jayden Struble on Wednesday. Struble, 23, has two goals and five points in 26 games with the Canadiens this season. He is without a point in two games with the AHL's Laval Rocket.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a 3-0 first-period deficit and then skated to a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Steven Lorentz, Auston Matthews and David Kampf found the back of the net for Toronto (22-18-4).

MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered ... Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored forst-period goals for Montreal. Sam Montembeault finished with 27 saves.

MONTREAL -- — The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered ... Patrik Laine, on the power play, and Josh Anderson scored just nine seconds apart, giving Montreal a 3-0 lead.

MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome ... Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored for Montreal (28-16-2). Montreal dominated the opening period of the game and struck first on a Kirby Dach goal at 5: ...

It was a tale of two games on Saturday night, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals for a 7-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

The Senators, Canadiens, Sabres, and Red Wings are all hoping to exit their rebuilds, but which team is in the best position to do so?

Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. “We had really strong work ethic,” Minnesota coach John Hynes said.