Montreal 5, Toronto 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Brad Kovachik, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen:
Greg Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Attendance:
19685
By SportsDirect Inc.
Carey Price stopped 32 shots for his second straight shutout as the visiting Montreal Canadiens spoiled Mats Sundin's tribute night with a 5-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
The Maple Leafs honored their former captain with a lengthy and moving pregame ceremony in which a banner featuring his No. 13 was raised to the rafters. Sundin, who attended with his family, gave an emotional speech in which he thanked the team, his family and Toronto fans.
The result on the ice wasn't as celebratory for the Maple Leafs, who looked overmatched en route to third straight loss.
After a scoreless first period, Montreal broke the silence with two goals in a 1:44 span. Cole opened the scoring at 5:01 with his 20th goal of the season, and Bourque extended the advantage with a one-timer of a Tomas Plekanec pass that eluded Toronto netminder James Reimer.
Max Pacioretty made it 3-0 with a power-play goal at 15:54, the first man-advantage marker the Maple Leafs have allowed in 2012. Toronto had gone a franchise-record 17 games without surrendering a power-play tally.
Lars Eller completed the second-period barrage three minutes later - ending Reimer's night in the process - while Mathieu Darche added a goal early in the third period.
Top Game Performances
Montreal |
|
Toronto |
Mathieu Darche 2 |
Points |
N/A |
Mathieu Darche 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
David Desharnais 2 |
Assists |
N/A |
Max Pacioretty 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Carey Price 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
James Reimer .733 |
Carey Price 32 |
Saves |
James Reimer 11 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Montreal
|
18 |
5 |
1-2 |
5-5 |
10 |
36 |
Toronto
|
32 |
0 |
0-5 |
1-2 |
4 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .464 after a win and .536 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .394 after a loss.