Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 19651
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 1: Phil Kessel and Jay McClement each recorded a goal and an assist as host Toronto rolled past its Original Six rival.
Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov and captain Dion Phaneuf also scored and James Reimer made 36 saves for the Maple Leafs, who climbed within five points of Boston for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Defenseman Davis Drewiske tallied and Peter Budaj stopped 22 shots in relief of Carey Price for Montreal, which remained one point ahead of the Bruins for the top spot in the Northeast Division. Boston dropped a 4-2 decision to Carolina on Saturday.
Bozak opened the scoring 1:59 into the contest, beating Price during a power play on Toronto's first shot of the game. Komarov fired a shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle between Price's pads at 8:08 and McClement scored on a backhander less than 2 1/2 minutes later to make it 3-0 and end the night for Price, who made just one save.
After Drewiske got Montreal on the board, Phaneuf greeted Budaj with a shot from high along the left-wing boards that sneaked past the goaltender with 2:54 remaining. Kessel converted a cross-slot pass from James van Riemsdyk at 4:42 of the second to complete the scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Canadiens rookie C Alex Galchenyuk had his five-game point streak snapped. ... The Maple Leafs have earned points in 13 of their last 14 games (8-1-4). ... Three of Montreal's 10 regulation losses this season have been to Toronto.
| Montreal | Toronto | |
| Davis Drewiske 1 | Points | Phil Kessel 2 |
| Davis Drewiske 1 | Goals | Phil Kessel 1 |
| David Desharnais 1 | Assists | James Van Riemsdyk 2 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | Tyler Bozak 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Peter Budaj .917 | Save Percentage | James Reimer .973 |
| Peter Budaj 22 | Saves | James Reimer 36 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Montreal | 37 | 1 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 17 | 38 |
| Toronto | 28 | 5 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 15 | 38 |
- Toronto will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .667 after a loss.
- Montreal will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .786 after a loss.