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TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares let out a big sigh of relief during the pregame introductions.The Toronto Maple Leafs did the same thing
after an ugly season-opening victory.Auston Matthews scored his second goal of
the night at 1:01 of overtime to give Toronto a 3-2 victory over the Montreal
Canadiens on Wednesday night.Matthews took a feed from Patrick Marleau off the
rush and beat goalie Carey Price high past the blocker.“It was a perfect
pass Womens Jake DeBrusk Jersey ,” Matthews said. “Patty had me there and I was able to just get it over him.”Tavares scored his first goal for Toronto, but for much
of the game, Montreal that had the upper hand as Toronto goalie Frederik
Andersen was forced to make 34 saves, including 15 in the third period.“They
kind of outworked us,” Matthews said. “A lot we can learn moving
forward.”Toronto coach Mike Babcock was happy with the victory, but not how his
team got there.“Montreal played with great effort and great structure,” Babcock
said. “In the end, we won the game, but we have to work way harder and play way
better than we did tonight.”Tavares received a raucous ovation when his name was
announced as the final player to come out of the tunnel before puck drop, and
seemed relieved to finally be in a game that mattered after so much hype.“It was
tremendous,” Tavares said. “To have that type of welcoming from this fanbase and
this city is pretty special.”Nazem Kadri had two assists for the Maple
Leafs.“They’ve got a lot of players that can move the puck on both sides of
their stick Patrice Bergeron Jersey ,” Price said. “They’ve got a lot of skill up front and they seem to find each other. They’re a pretty good squad.”Artturi Lehkonen
and Andrew Shaw scored for Montreal, and Price made 23 saves. Max Domi, the son
of former Leafs tough guy Tie Domi, had two assists in his first game for the
Canadiens.Montreal rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the first NHL player born in the
2000s, picked up an assist. The Finn, who turned 18 in July, also became the
second-youngest player in Canadiens’ history to score a point.NOTES: Montreal
coach Claude Julien sent a strong message to his team before puck drop by making
30-year-old defenseman Karl Alzner and 35-year-old center Tomas Plekanec healthy
scratches. The move ended Alzner’s consecutive games streak at 622, the
fourth-most among active players. “They’re never easy decisions,” Julien said.
“I think it’s pretty obvious that there’s two things happening there to those
players, but I think at the end of the day we’re all mandated to do what’s best
for the team first.”UP NEXT:Canadiens: At Pittsburgh on Saturday night.Maple
Leafs: Hosts Ottawa on Saturday night. SAN JOSE Riley Nash Jersey , Calif. (AP) William Karlsson scored 8:17 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights bounced back from a blown lead late in the third period
to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead.After
Tomas Hertl tied the game with 1:57 left in regulation, the expansion Golden
Knights rebounded and won in overtime despite failing to convert on two early
power-play chances.Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves, including a brilliant one to
rob Logan Couture early in the overtime. Couture had another chance in the
sequence before the winning goal.But the Knights broke out with the loose puck
and Karlsson beat Martin Jones with a wrist shot high to the stick side and was
mobbed by his teammates. Jones made 29 saves.LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 2TAMPA, Fla.
(AP) – Brayden Point had an empty-net goal and three assists and Tampa Bay
Lightning found a way to slow Boston’s high-scoring line of Patrice Bergeron,
David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand to beat the Bruins in Game 2 of their
second-round playoff series.The victory evened the best-of-seven matchup between
the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Game 3 is Wednesday night in
Boston.Point assisted on Tampa Bay’s first three goals before sealing the win
with his empty-netter with 25.2 seconds left. Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson and
Ondrej Palat also scored for the Lightning, which rebounded from a 6-2 loss in
Game 1.Bergeron, Pastrnak and Marchand combined for three goals and 11 points in
the opener. They had four more points in Game 2, but were unable to take over
the game.Charlie McAvoy scored for the Bruins late in the first period. Torey
Krug’s late goal trimmed Tampa Bay’s lead to 3-2 with just over four minutes
remaining.—