It was a tale of two games on Saturday night, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals for a 7-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

The Toronto Maple Leafs completed a big comeback on Saturday, beating the Montreal Canadiens 7-3 at Bell Centre. After being down 3-0 in the first period, the Leafs scored seven straight goals.

MONTREAL (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered ... Joseph Woll made 32 saves. Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored forst-period goals for Montreal.

Continues hot stretch

The Maple Leafs came back from 3-0 down to flatten the Canadiens 7-3 on Saturday (Jan. 19) in an Orginal Six battle.

The collapse was complete when Steven Lorentz was left all alone in front and he beat Montembeault to make it 6-3 Leafs. The Canadiens kept trying to claw their way back, but Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll did everything he could to protect the Leaf lead, including using the knob of his stick.

The Montreal Canadiens lost 7-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre on Saturday despite being in a comfortable position early in the game.

Ryan Reaves challenged Arber Xhekaj to a fight to get the energy back into his lineup. Xhekaj refused, but you have to th

The Canadiens entered the night 11-2-1 in their last 14 games. They also collected points in six consecutive games (5-0-1). So while a fall from such heights was inevitable, blowing a three-goal lead on Saturday night against the Leafs still stings. A test for the resurgent Habs will be how they rebound from the thrashing.

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews scored for the fourth straight game and had an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. The goal was also Matthews’ seventh in the past seven games.

After an embarrassing face plant against the Leafs on Saturday, Montreal showed mental and physical toughness against the Rangers on Sunday.