Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Wednesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the season opener for both teams.

Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Auston Matthews (empty net) and William Nylander (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs.

Nylander, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares each had two assists, and Rielly added an assist. Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped 29 shots.

Oliver Kapanen and Zack Bolduc scored while Sam Montembeault made 22 saves for the Canadiens.

Toronto took a 3-2 lead on Rielly's goal from the slot at 9:02 of the third period after Matthew Knies was foiled on a breakaway. Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson lost his stick after coming close to scoring before Knies broke out on his sortie.

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