Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 4-2
Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves as the Montreal Canadiens topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday.
Chris Kreider and Zachary Bolduc had the other goals for Montreal (11-3-3), which has won seven of its last eight games.
William Nylander and Gavin McKenna replied for Toronto (8-8-2). Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight and four of five in regulation.
The Canadiens opened the scoring at 5:56 of the first when Newhook's pass in front of Bobrovsky pinballed into Toronto's net after a giveaway by McKenna started the sequence.
Montreal doubled its lead at 13:06 when Newhook tipped home Kaiden Guhle's point shot.
The Canadiens made it 3-0 on a breakaway at 12:57 when Kreider intercepted a McKenna pass at Montreal's blue line and beat Bobrovsky past his blocker. Toronto's rookie winger was benched for the rest of the period.
Nylander blasted a one-timer on a power play at 6:19 of the third to get the Maple Leafs on the board before McKenna popped a loose puck home 55 seconds later, but Bolduc responded on a man advantage to make it 4-2 at 12:15.
Toronto got a late chance when Canadiens Juraj Slafkovsky was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking with 3:33 left in regulation, but Fowler and Montreal's penalty killers held the fort.
