Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to Canadian Press reporting published by CityNews.

Montreal won for the seventh time in eight games, improving to 11-3-3. Toronto fell to 8-8-2 with its second straight loss and fourth regulation defeat in five games.

Newhook opened the scoring at 5:56 after a Gavin McKenna giveaway, with his pass in front deflecting into Toronto’s net. He doubled the lead at 13:06 by tipping Kaiden Guhle’s point shot past Sergei Bobrovsky.

Chris Kreider made it 3–0 in the second period after intercepting a McKenna pass at Montreal’s blue line and scoring on a breakaway. McKenna, the first pick in the 2026 NHL draft, was benched for the remainder of the period.

Toronto rallied early in the third. William Nylander scored on a power-play one-timer at 6:19, and McKenna put home a loose puck 55 seconds later to cut the deficit to one.

Zachary Bolduc restored Montreal’s two-goal cushion with a power-play goal at 12:15. Fowler and the Canadiens’ penalty killers then protected the lead after Juraj Slafkovsky received a double-minor for high-sticking with 3:33 remaining.

Bobrovsky finished with 24 saves. Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly did not return after the first period because of a lower-body injury, while John Tavares returned after missing nine games with a lower-body injury.

The Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

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