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Canadiens top Maple Leafs in McKenna’s pro debut

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In a pre-season NHL game on September 19, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in Scotiabank Arena. Maksymilian Szuber scored the winning goal for Montreal, who also got goals from Phillip Danault and Samuel Poulin. Gavin McKenna, Toronto's first overall draft pick, made his professional debut but faced limited ice time as Toronto’s usual starters played most of the game.

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On September 19, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in a split-squad game on the first night of the NHL’s pre-season schedule. Maksymilian Szuber scored the winning goal for Montreal in the third period. Phillip Danault contributed two goals and Samuel Poulin added another, with goaltender Samuel Montembeault making 13 saves.

Toronto's lineup included Gavin McKenna, their No. 1 overall pick who made his professional debut but did not score a point as the Maple Leafs only managed one goal from Darren Raddysh. Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz combined for Toronto, stopping 25 of 26 shots.

The game featured an older roster from Toronto playing against Montreal's younger lineup, which lacked its usual star players. This pre-season matchup was part of a split-squad arrangement where the Canadiens also hosted another Maple Leafs team at their home arena, Bell Centre.

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Montreal Montreal Canadiens NHL TORONTO the Toronto Maple Leafs

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TORONTO GPE · 3× Montreal GPE · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Kaapo Kahkonen PERSON · 1× Maksymilian Szuber PERSON · 1× Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1× Phillip Danault PERSON · 1× Samuel Montembeault PERSON · 1× Samuel Poulin PERSON · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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Maksymilian Szuber scored the winner in the third period as the undermanned Montreal Canadiens topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in a split-squad game on the first night of the NHL’s pre-season schedule Saturday.

framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

Canadiens top Maple Leafs in No. 1 pick Gavin McKenna's pro debut for Toronto · assertive framing

2026-09-20 · Global News

Canadiens top Maple Leafs in McKenna’s pro debut · assertive framing

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Canadiens → score → schedule

Phillip Danault, including one into the empty net, added two goals for Montreal, while Samuel Poulin rounded out the scoring. asserted

Poulin → include → scoring

Samuel Montembeault was perfect in making 13 stops. asserted

Montembeault → make → stops

Kaapo Kahkonen made 11 saves in relief after coming on in the second period. asserted

Kahkonen → make → period

No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna made his professional debut for Toronto, which got its goal from Darren Raddysh. asserted

which → make → Raddysh

Get breaking National news Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced before being replaced by Anthony Stolarz midway through the game. asserted

he → get → game

Stolarz finished with 15 saves at Scotiabank Arena. asserted

Stolarz → finish → Arena

Toronto iced the majority of its NHL roster, while Montreal travelled with a younger lineup minus the club’s usual star power. asserted

Montreal → ice → lineup

The Canadiens, who made last season’s Eastern Conference final, hosted the Maple Leafs in the other half of the split-squad matchup at the Bell Centre. asserted

who → make → Centre

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press