The Leafs took a two-goal lead thanks to a burst of speed from Mitch Marner. But Montreal got back into the game with two goals in the second period
After erasing a two-goal deficit in the second period, Rem Pitlick scored 2:14 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Playing in a seventh consecutive game, Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves. The Habs also sacrificed themselves for the netminder, blocking 23 shots.Toronto had a strong start to the game with 15 shots in the opening frame. The Leafs scored first 53 seconds into the game when William Nylander sent a drop-back pass for Giordano in the slot who beat Montembeault under the blocker.
Montreal got back into the game with two goals in the second period. At 1:46 of the second period, Nick Suzuki left the puck for Anderson who scored from the left faceoff circle. Harvey-Pinard scored his first goal of the season and finally levelled the score by hopping on a Samsonov rebound and finding the back of the net at 13:35 of the second period.
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