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Carrier's goal late in the 3rd period helps Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 3-2

Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each had a goal and assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Tuesday night in the teams' season opener. Zachary Bolduc also scored for Montreal, which got 25 saves from Jakub Dobes. William Nylander scored twice for Toronto.

In Tuesday night's season opener, the Montreal Canadiens edged past the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. Goals from Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier, along with an assist from Carrier, secured the victory for Montreal. Zachary Bolduc also found the back of the net for the Canadiens, who secured 25 saves from goaltender Jakub Dobes. William Nylander, who scored twice for Toronto, opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs just 48 seconds into the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky gave up 21 shots in his first game with the Maple Leafs. The Toronto team welcomed several new players, including No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna and Russian winger Kirill Marchenko, along with seven other teammates following a roster overhaul after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade. The Canadiens, meanwhile, returned from a campaign that saw them take a significant step but ultimately fall short to the Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.

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