NHL NEWS: Auston Matthews hit 100 point in….
The Toronto Maples Montreal on Saturday with a new-look lineup that brought Mitch Marner back into the fold and spread their elite forwards across three lines to mount a balanced attack.
The decision to spread out the big guns didn’t pay off in the early going, as the team managed just four shots in the first period, but things began to come together for Toronto in the second.
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Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens observations: Auston Matthews hits 100 points in comfortable win
MONTREAL, CANADA – APRIL 06: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs shoots the puck wide of goaltender Sam Montembeault #35 of the Montreal Canadiens during the first period at the Bell Centre on April 6, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis
The Toronto Maple Leafs visited Montreal on Saturday with a new-look lineup that brought Mitch Marner back into the fold and spread their elite forwards across three lines to mount a balanced attack
The decision to spread out the big guns didn’t pay off in the early going, as the team managed just four shots in the first period, but things began to come together for Toronto in the second.
Leaving the Tyler Bertuzzi–Auston Matthews–Max Domi line intact instead of
