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Canadiens Beat Maple Leafs 4-2 as Newhook Scores Twice and Fowler Makes 26 Saves

Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period at Scotiabank Arena and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves as Montreal held off a third period Toronto push to win its seventh game in eight.

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Canadiens Beat Maple Leafs 4-2 as Newhook Scores Twice and Fowler Makes 26 Saves

Key points

  • The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
  • Newhook opened the scoring at 5:56 of the first period.
  • Chris Kreider made it 3-0 at 12:57 of the second period.

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves for Montreal, which improved to 11-3-3 and has won seven of its last eight games. Toronto fell to 8-8-2, has lost two straight games and has dropped four of its last five in regulation.

Newhook opened the scoring at 5:56 of the first period. His pass in front pinballed into the net after a giveaway by Gavin McKenna. He doubled the lead at 13:06, tipping in a point shot by Kaiden Guhle, and Montreal carried the 2-0 lead into the second period.

Montreal stretches the lead

Chris Kreider made it 3-0 at 12:57 of the second period. He intercepted a pass by McKenna at the Montreal blue line, skated in alone and scored on the breakaway. The goal was Kreider's third as a Canadien, and Toronto had no answer in the period despite getting John Tavares back in the lineup. Tavares returned on Saturday after missing nine games with a lower-body injury.

Toronto lost a regular on the blue line during the game. Defenceman Morgan Rielly left with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Toronto pushes back in the third

The Maple Leafs cut into the lead early in the third period. William Nylander scored on a power play one-timer at 6:19, and McKenna scored 55 seconds later, at 7:14, to make it 3-2 with most of the period still to play.

Montreal answered on its own power play. Zachary Bolduc scored at 12:15 of the third on a one-timer after a pass from Lane Hutson, restoring the two-goal lead at 4-2.

Toronto pressed late and got one more chance when Juraj Slafkovsky took a double minor for high-sticking with 3:33 left in regulation. Montreal killed off the full penalty and held the 4-2 score to the final horn.

Fowler finished with 26 saves for his eighth win of the season. His record is now 8-1-1. Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for Toronto in the loss.

Up next, Montreal hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Toronto stays home and hosts the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2026Alex Newhook scores twice in the first period, at 5:56 and 13:06, to give Montreal a 2-0 lead in Toronto.
  2. Nov 7, 2026Chris Kreider scores on a breakaway at 12:57 of the second period to make it 3-0 Montreal.
  3. Nov 7, 2026William Nylander and Gavin McKenna score 55 seconds apart early in the third period to cut the lead to 3-2, before Zachary Bolduc answers at 12:15 and Montreal wins 4-2.
  4. Nov 8, 2026Toronto hosts the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
  5. Nov 10, 2026Montreal hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

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