Toronto Ices Montreal 5-4 - Recap

Toronto Ices Montreal 5-4 - Recap

Mikhail Grabovski scored twice to lead the Maple Leafs over Montreal 5-4 on Saturday at Bell Centre.

The Maple Leafs were a +125 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Toronto got goals from Mikhail Grabovski (2), Dave Steckel, Dion Phaneuf, and Phil Kessel in the victory. Steckel opened the scoring at 7:07 of the first period.

Jonas Gustavsson turned in a 15-save effort for the Maple Leafs.

Michael Cammalleri, Travis Moen, Andrei Kostitsyn, and Josh Gorges scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Jonas Gustavsson.

Montreal got a 22-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.

On the power play, Toronto went 2-for-7, while the Canadiens were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 28-27.

Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Florida.