The Montreal defense stole the show on Saturday night, as Canadiens defensemen scored three times to lead the club to a 5-2 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

Noah Dobson posted the first multi-goal game of his career, scoring twice on one-timers as the Canadiens jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to end their five-game losing streak. Fellow defenseman Lane Hudson also scored a goal and blue-liner Mike Matheson added two assists.

Josh Anderson also scored twice, the second on a late empty-netter, as Montreal won for the first time in two weeks. Ivan Demidov also tallied two assists while Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki all chipped in with a helper.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for Toronto and William Nylander added a goal and an assist in the loss. Anderson's fi

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