Scott Laughton had two goals and two assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 7-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in Montreal on Thursday.

Steven Lorentz had two goals and an assist and Dennis Hildeby made 11 saves for the Maple Leafs (2-0-1).

Sam Montembeault allowed five goals on 17 shots in the first two periods for the Canadiens (2-1-0). Jacob Fowler made six saves in the third period.

Laughton gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead at 4:35 of the first period when he stole the puck, raced up the right wing and scored on a wrist shot from the circle.

Laughton made it 2-0 at 13:15 after he beat Montembeault five-hole on the rush.

Mike Matheson cut it to 2-1 at 16:26, scoring a power-play goal on a point shot through traffic.

Bobby McMann extended it 3-1 jus

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