MTL@TOR: Game recap

TORONTO – Nick Suzuki’s overtime winner capped the Canadiens’ 5-4 comeback win over the Maple Leafs on Monday night.

Montreal and Toronto met for the third time in four nights, closing out the mini three-game series at Scotiabank Arena.

Josh Anderson levelled the game with 0:42 remaining before Suzuki sealed the deal for the visitors in the extra frame.

Jake Allen stopped 25 shots in his second preseason start.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 3:24 [1]-0 – Norlinder (Suzuki, Monahan)

P2 19:48 [2]-3 – Dach (Monahan, Kovacevic)

P3 13:43 [3]-4 – Kovacevic (Xhekaj, Slafkovsky)

P3 19:18 [4]-4 – Anderson (Dach, Suzuki)

OT 00:31 [5]-4 – Suzuki (Caufield, Harris)

Toronto goals

P1 7:13 1-[1] – Gregor (Reaves)

P1 12:10 1-[2] – Tavares (Matthews, Liljegren)

P2 14:45 1-[3] – Domi (Nylander)

P3 11:38 2-[4] – Tavares (Lafferty, Liljegren)

What’s next

The Canadiens play their final game of the preseason on Saturday night in the nation’s capital against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.

The action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on RDS and TSN5.