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.

MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome ... 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: ...

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.

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.

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 (AP) — 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.

Marc-Andre Fleury treats appreciative Montreal crowd to vintage performance with 19-save 4-0 shutout over Canadiens

Marc-Andre Fleury posted a 19-save shutout in what’s expected to be his final game in Montreal as the Minnesota Wild blanked the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.

The St. Louis Blues officially parted ways with forward Brandon Saad and the veteran will officially become a free agent on Friday, meaning all NHL teams will have a fair shot at landing him. One of those franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is among the teams expected to make a strong push to sign him.