[EN DIRECT] Canadian v. Maple Leafs

Having still not allowed a goal, the Montreal Canadiens are playing their third game of the preparatory calendar on Thursday evening against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The electrifying Lane Hutson will be in the match, as will former CH captain Max Pacioretty on the Leafs side.

• The score is 2 to 1 for the Maple Leafs after two periods

2ND PERIOD

8:00 p.m. – End of second engagement

18:04 – GOAL: Nick Robertson steals the puck from Adam Engström who played nonchalantly and thwarts Dobes with a shot between the pads. 2 to 1 for Toronto.

15:41 – Another punishment for the Habs as Lane Hutson has to go to the cell for a stick carried too high.

10:52 – Luke Tuch is caught for tripping defender Timothy Liljegren. Toronto power play.

9:40 – Jakub Dobes robs Bobby McMann of a sure goal with the right pad on a two-on-one run.

5:32 – GOAL: Christian Dvorak takes out his Sunday hands and thwarts Anthony Stolarz with a superb feint between the pads. It’s 1 to 1!

0:00 – William Nylander is not back in the second period.

1ST PERIOD

8:00 p.m. – End of the first period.

13:24 – David Kampf is kicked out for holding back. Another numerical advantage for the CH in this first engagement.

12:16 – We hold our breath at the Leafs as forward William Nylander retreats to the locker room following a bizarre contact with Christian Dvorak.

10:12 – GOAL: John Tavares opens the scoring by redirecting a pass shot from the point on the power play. 1 to 0 Maple Leafs.

9:26 – The Canadian’s turn to defend one man short after Christian Dvorak held off an opponent.

6:44 – Jakub Dobes must stand out in front of Pontus Holmberg who tried to surprise him by going around the net after a good pressure from Mitch Marner while shorthanded.

5:34 – Max Domi is chased for a double-check against Lane Hutson. A useless punishment in offensive territory from the former Habs.

5:15 – Joshua Roy hits the crossbar on a delayed Maple Leafs penalty.

3:36 – John Tavares painfully returns to the Maple Leafs bench after being checked by Michael Pezzetta.

0:00 – Start of the meeting

The projected formation of the Canadiens

Heineman–Dvorak–Newhook
Roy–Kapanen–Armia
Barré-Boulet – Beck – Kidney
Tuch – Gignac – Pezzetta

Hutson–Barron
Struble–Reinbacher
Xhekaj–Engström

Dobes
Hughes

Maple Leafs roster

Cowan–Domi–Marner
McMann–Nylander–Robertson
Pacioretty – Tavares – Holmberg
Lorentz–Kampf–Reaves

Rielly – Tanev
OEL – McCabe
Benoit – Liljegren

Stolarz
Murray