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Leafs Fall To Rivals In Season Opener

The Montreal Canadiens walked into the Air Canada Center and took care of the Toronto Maple Leafs, shutting them out by a score of 2-0. Without starting goaltender Carey Price, who is out for 2-3 weeks with a sprained left ankle, the Canadiens played a physical game, delivering hard hit after hard hit to shut down the Toronto offense.

The game was definitely a physical one, as Leafs defenseman Carl Gunnarsson and Canadiens forward Brain Gionta dropped the gloves just three minutes into the game following a big hit by Gunnarsson. Less than five minutes later, offensive defenseman Cody Franson got into it with high scoring forward Tomas Plekanec of the Canadiens. The game finished with a total 28 penalty minutes for both teams combined, with 14 going to the Canadiens and 10 going to the Leafs.

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 13, 2012 1 2 3 F MON (0-1-0) 0 0 2 2 TOR (0-0-0) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Peter Budaj, Montreal Shutout James Reimer, Toronto 2.06 GAA Max Pacioretty, Montreal 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison MON TOR Shots on Goal 31 22 Hits 6 13 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18-7 7-18 Penalty Minutes 14:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 2 Time on Attack 4:11 6:39
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD [5:29] M. Ryder [1], (M. Pacioretty, D. Desharnais) [17:07] M. Pacioretty [1], (P. Subban)
Montreal Canadiens - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA P. Budaj 22 22 100% 0.00
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 31 29 94% 2.06