Dobes makes 26 saves as Canadiens edge Maple Leafs
TORONTO (Interstat) — Jakub Dobes stopped 26 shots, and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena. Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and an assist for Montreal, while Zack Bolduc also scored. Kirby Dach, Michael Matheson and Carrier added assists. William Nylander scored twice for Toronto, and John Tavares and Kirill Marchenko each had an assist. Morgan Rielly and Easton Cowan also assisted. Nylander opened the scoring 48 seconds into the first period. Anderson tied it at 10:53 of the first. Bolduc put Montreal ahead in the second. Carrier made it 3-1 in the third before Nylander scored again in the final period. Montreal improved to 1-0-0, while Toronto fell to 0-1-0. Attendance at Scotiabank Arena was 19,088. Montreal next plays Pittsburgh, and Toronto hosts the New York Islanders. Montreal withstood a late Toronto push.