It was fitting that Alex Newhook’s last impactful play of Saturday’s game came from within 30 feet of his own net.

There he stood in the left faceoff circle of Montreal’s end, pulling back another puck from John Tavares with 17 seconds remaining to help the Canadiens fight off a late Toronto surge and seal a 4-2 win at Scotiabank Arena. The won draw would be Newhook’s third of three in the defensive zone, where a dominant night for him started and ended.

At four-on-four, in the 12th minute of play, he charged back to break up a dangerous Maple Leafs rush before hustling down the ice to finish the play between Alex Carrier and Zachary Bolduc that gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead. And then, in the 11th minute of the second period, with Montreal on the power play, Newhook sprinted on the backc

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