{"id":10522,"date":"2026-09-30T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10522"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:29:38","slug":"montreal-canadiens-beat-toronto-maple-leafs-3-2-in-2026-nhl-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/montreal-canadiens-beat-toronto-maple-leafs-3-2-in-2026-nhl-season-opener","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Montr\u00e9al Canadiens\u2019 Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and an assist in the 3-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jakub Dobes made 25 saves in the Canadiens\u2019 opening-night victory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William Nylander scored twice, including the game\u2019s opening goal 48 seconds into the first period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Montr\u00e9al Canadiens kickstarted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/odds\">2026\u201327 NHL season<\/a> with a 3-2 win<\/strong> over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, September 29. Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nhl-debut-for-toronto-players\">NHL Debut for Toronto Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zachary Bolduc<\/strong> also scored for Montr\u00e9al, while goaltender <strong>Jakub Dobes stopped 25 shots<\/strong> to help the Canadiens hold off Toronto at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William Nylander provided all of Toronto\u2019s offense, scoring twice in the opener. Sergei Bobrovsky, making his Maple Leafs debut, finished with 21 saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game also marked the NHL debuts for several Toronto players following an offseason of significant changes. No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna made his first appearance for the Maple Leafs, as did Russian winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-sign-kirill-marchenko-for-75m-extension\">Kirill Marchenko, who was acquired Monday<\/a> from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Seven other Toronto players also suited up for the club for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto struck first just 48 seconds into the game. Nylander beat Montr\u00e9al captain Nick Suzuki at the blue line before he managed to fire a shot past Dobes to give the home side an early lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montr\u00e9al responded at 10:53 of the opening period when <strong>Josh Anderson<\/strong> knocked a rebound out of the air in front of the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JOSH ANDERSON MARQUE NOTRE PREMIER BUT DE LA SAISON!!<br> <br>JOSH ANDERSON SCORES OUR FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON!!<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCfK8u4ghj\">pic.twitter.com\/iCfK8u4ghj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2105080644648698322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"final-horn-didnt-bring-more-goals-for-the-maple-leafs\">Final Horn Didn\u2019t Bring More Goals for the Maple Leafs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolduc put the Canadiens ahead at 4:52 of the second period, taking a pass from Mike Matheson before beating Bobrovsky from the slot. <strong>Alexandre Carrier<\/strong> then extended Montr\u00e9al\u2019s lead at 13:12 of the third, sending a shot past the goaltender\u2019s glove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Les d\u00e9fenseurs, \u00e7a peut aussi trouver le coin sup\u00e9rieur<br><br>Defensemen can go top cheese too \ud83e\uddc0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akVm5pVuhT\">pic.twitter.com\/akVm5pVuhT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2105110798481674631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nylander brought Toronto back within one with 4:14 remaining in regulation, but the Maple Leafs could not find another goal before the final horn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadiens are coming off a season in which they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/montreal-canadiens-defeat-buffalo-sabres-in-overtime-thriller-to-reach-2026-nhl-eastern-conference-finals\">reached the Eastern Conference final<\/a> before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, who went on to win the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto, meanwhile, missed the playoffs last season for the first time in a decade and entered the new campaign with a revamped roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The Montr\u00e9al Canadiens kickstarted the 2026\u201327 NHL season with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, September 29. 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