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Leaving the Tyler Bertuzzi–Auston Matthews–Max Domi line intact instead of throwing Marner back on the top unit looked wise when that group delivered two goals in 17 seconds, a flurry that
included Matthews locking in the sixth 100-point season in Maple Leafs history with his 64th goal.
From that point on, things went to plan for Toronto in a 4-2 win.
Less than six minutes after the rapid-fire opening goals, Toronto had scored two more, one each from the Marner and William Nylander groups. The team was good on the promise of its lineup concept, as no player recorded more than 1 point, but more than half of the forwards made a mark in the box score.
The Montreal Canadiens fought back with a pair of goals in the back half of the second, but they didn’t threaten often in the third, allowing the Maple Leafs to earn a fairly comfortable victory.
