The Canadiens snapped their five-game losing streak in style with a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada at the Bell Centre.

Florian Xhekaj made his NHL debut and was impactful alongside with older brother Arber. As a pair they collected seven hits, while Florian dropped the gloves with Dakota Mermis in the third period. If you came looking for the fight, here it is:

Florian was a goal away from a Gordie Howe hat trick: he tallied an assist to go along with seven penalty minutes in 9:48 of ice-time. He also had a hit in his first shift.

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The goaltending carousel has been especially volatile of late, but Jakub Dobes was a relatively calming presence between the pipes with a much-needed 24-save performanc

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