Continues hot stretch

MONTREAL -- Auston Matthews scored one of seven straight goals by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a come-from-behind 7-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a 3-0 first-period deficit and then skated to a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Steven Lorentz, Auston Matthews and David Kampf found the back of the net for Toronto (22-18-4).

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander,

Instead, they blew an early three-goal lead to fall 7-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. Montreal was up 3-0 after the first period, only to get counterpunched by the Atlantic Division-leading Leafs to the tune of seven unanswered goals the rest of the way.

A 7-3 loss to Toronto on home ice is never good, but for the first time this season, Montreal has earned some benefit of the doubt.

Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander (88) celebrates his goal over the Montreal Canadiens during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine and Josh Anderson scored ...

Auston Matthews and David Kampf found the back of the net for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 32 saves. Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored forst-period goals for Montreal. Sam ...

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday ... Montreal Canadiens' Kirby Dach (77) moves in on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the first period ...