Canadiens 2–5 Maple Leafs — Final Score & Stats (Oct 8, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🍁 TOR

William Nylander

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 18:40 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Morgan Rielly

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:47 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

John Tavares

2 A

2 shots · 17:33 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Bobby McMann Go-ahead 1st · 01:00

Assists: William Nylander, John Tavares · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🇨🇦 Oliver Kapanen SH Tying 1st · 05:39

Unassisted · beat Anthony Stolarz

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Zachary Bolduc Go-ahead 2nd · 01:30

Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Kirby Dach · beat Anthony Stolarz

2–1

🍁 Calle Jarnkrok Tying 2nd · 05:40

Assists: Morgan Rielly, Steven Lorentz · beat Sam Montembeault

2–2

3rd period

🍁 Morgan Rielly Go-ahead 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Matthew Knies, Matias Maccelli · beat Sam Montembeault

2–3

🍁 Auston Matthews Empty net 3rd · 18:28

Assists: William Nylander

2–4

🍁 William Nylander Empty net 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Steven Lorentz, John Tavares

2–5

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 20:23

L2 Newhook · Evans · Bolduc 14:19

L3 Kapanen · Gallagher · Demidov 13:21

L4 Laine · Dach · Anderson 12:51

D1 Dobson · Matheson 22:44

D2 Hutson · Guhle 20:52

D3 Carrier · Xhekaj 14:16

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Knies · Matthews · Nylander 19:30

L2 Maccelli · Tavares · McMann 15:54

L3 Roy · Domi · Joshua 12:52

L4 Robertson · Lorentz · Jarnkrok 11:10

D1 McCabe · Tanev 23:34

D2 Rielly · Carlo 19:07

D3 Benoit · Ekman-Larsson 15:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TOR🍁

31 Shots on goal 27

27 Hits 35

13 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 2

13 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 6.5% (2/31) TOR shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:33 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Anthony Stolarz

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL TOR

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Last meetings

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Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0

Apr 122025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 0–1 OT Jan 182025 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–3 Nov 92024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 1–4 Oct 92024 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–1 Apr 62024 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2

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Who won Canadiens vs Maple Leafs on October 8, 2025?

Maple Leafs won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Oliver Kapanen, Zachary Bolduc.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Morgan Rielly, William Nylander.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Maple Leafs season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeApr 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterOct 9 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 5–1

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeMay 18 🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR 6–1 AfterOct 11 🍁TOR @ 🐙DET 3–6

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