Montréal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Wednesday, October 8, 2025 · Scotiabank Arena

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31–27

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Game summary

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. The Canadiens outshot the Maple Leafs 31–27.

Goals came from Bobby McMann, Oliver Kapanen, Zachary Bolduc, Calle Jarnkrok, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Samuel Montembeault stopped 22 of 25.

Goals
MTL	1	1	0	2	31
TOR	1	1	3	5	27

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Bobby McMann (1)William Nylander (1), John Tavares (1)0–101:00 TOR
Oliver Kapanen (1)Unassisted1–105:39 MTL ·

2nd period

Zachary Bolduc (1)Brendan Gallagher (1), Kirby Dach (1)2–101:30 MTL
Calle Jarnkrok (1)Morgan Rielly (1), Steven Lorentz (1)Bolduc 1:03 into shift2–205:40 TOR

3rd period

Morgan Rielly (1)Matthew Knies (1), Matias Maccelli (1)Suzuki 1:25 into shift2–309:02 TOR
Auston Matthews (1)William Nylander (2)2–418:28 TOR ·
William Nylander (1)Steven Lorentz (2), John Tavares (2)2–519:45 TOR ·

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:25

2–3 · 3rd 9:02 · Rielly. Suzuki had been on the ice for 1:25 when it went in.

GoalMTL TOR

0–1 TOR

1st 1:00 · McMann

Hutson 0:26

Fresh legsHutson 0:26

1–1 MTL

1st 5:39 · · Kapanen

Tavares 0:31

Fresh legsTavares 0:31

2–1 MTL

2nd 1:30 · Bolduc

Ekman-Larsson 0:18

Fresh legsEkman-Larsson 0:18

2–2 TOR

2nd 5:40 · Jarnkrok

Long shift: Bolduc 1:03

Long shiftBolduc 1:03

2–3 TOR

3rd 9:02 · Rielly

Stuck out there: Suzuki 1:25

Stuck out thereSuzuki 1:25

2–4 TOR

3rd 18:28 · · Matthews

Dobson 0:56

Empty netDobson 0:56

2–5 TOR

3rd 19:45 · · Nylander

Dobson 2:13

Empty netDobson 2:13

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

MTLTOR

3127

41%59%

0/20/2

2735

1317

1312

Penalties

5:08 into the first periodPatrik Laine · hooking2 min
12:44 into the first periodWilliam Nylander · high sticking2 min
13:38 into the second periodMatthew Knies · holding2 min
5:06 into the third periodIvan Demidov · hooking2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Brendan GallagherR	0	1	1	−1	1	2	1	0	100	1	0	20	13:32
76Zachary BolducR	1	0	1	−1	3	2	0	0	50	1	1	18	13:34
77Kirby DachC	0	1	1	−1	2	0	3	0	21	0	0	18	11:47
91Oliver KapanenC	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	50	1	0	20	13:19
13Cole CaufieldR	0	0	0	−3	4	1	0	0	–	0	2	20	20:23
14Nick SuzukiC	0	0	0	−3	2	1	1	0	46	0	0	20	20:42
15Alex NewhookC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	22	0	0	21	15:15
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	0	0	17	12:59
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	0	0	−3	6	2	1	0	–	0	0	20	19:42
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	58	1	0	18	14:19
92Patrik LaineL	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	2	100	1	0	17	12:51
93Ivan DemidovR	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	2	–	0	0	20	13:21
8Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	2	0	25	22:32
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	0	–	3	0	22	20:40
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	–	0	0	21	17:24
48Lane HutsonD	0	0	0	−2	3	1	2	0	–	2	0	21	21:03
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	1	0	25	22:56
72Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	–	0	0	14	11:08

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35Samuel MontembeaultG	L	25	22	3	.880	58:33
75Jakub DobesG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

88William NylanderR	1	2	3	+2	1	0	0	2	50	1	1	24	18:40
18Steven LorentzC	0	2	2	+2	0	6	2	0	100	1	0	15	12:09
91John TavaresC	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0	54	0	0	23	17:33
44Morgan RiellyD	1	1	2	+2	5	1	2	0	–	1	0	30	20:47
19Calle JarnkrokC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	17	11:10
23Matthew KniesL	0	1	1	0	2	8	0	2	–	3	1	26	19:30
34Auston MatthewsC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	3	0	53	1	0	27	20:31
63Matias MaccelliL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	19	14:37
74Bobby McMannC	1	0	1	+1	1	4	0	0	–	1	0	21	15:54
11Max DomiC	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	0	73	0	0	18	12:52
55Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	56	1	0	17	13:43
81Dakota JoshuaC	0	0	0	−1	1	3	0	0	–	1	0	17	12:18
89Nick RobertsonL	0	0	0	−1	4	2	0	0	–	1	0	16	10:40
2Simon BenoitD	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	0	–	0	0	25	15:58
8Chris TanevD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	–	0	0	31	23:03
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	+2	1	2	3	0	–	1	0	32	24:05
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	+3	2	0	2	0	–	0	0	28	17:27
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	25	15:21

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
30Cayden PrimeauG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Anthony StolarzG	W	31	29	2	.935	59:42