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Canadiens beat Leafs 3-2 in season opener

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Holmyard, B. (2026, September 30). Canadiens beat Leafs 3-2 in season opener. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/rolling-file/canadiens-beat-leafs-3-2-in-season-opener/article_46787801-f587-49d7-bbb7-064537bf5289.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-30 · by Braydon Holmyard

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In their home opener, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Montreal Canadiens with a final score of 3-2. Despite William Nylander scoring twice for the Leafs, including a late goal in the third period, Jakub Dobeš's strong performance in net limited Toronto’s comeback attempt. The Leafs held a shooting advantage of 27 to 24 but couldn’t overcome Montreal’s defensive efforts and key saves.
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Story summary

Kirill Marchenko, traded from Columbus Blue Jackets to Toronto Maple Leafs just over 24 hours prior, made his debut for Toronto against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Despite initial pressure and a goal by William Nylander early in the game, the Leafs fell behind after Josh Anderson tied it up and then Alexandre Carrier scored late in the third period to help Montreal win 3-2. Gavin McKenna, Toronto's No. 1 overall pick, also made his NHL debut alongside Marchenko as the team aimed to bounce back from missing the playoffs last season.

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📰 Maple Leafs Lose to Canadiens
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Braydon Holmyard
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2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Dobes shuts the door as game gets chippy
🔮 William Nylander scored his second of the game late in the third but aside from that, the Leafs had a hard time beating Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš, who made several huge saves tonight.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Canadiens beat Leafs 3-2 in season opener
🔮 While she’s known for a while this day would come, she was still awestruck watching her 18-year-old son as he got ready to make his Leafs debut.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Watch: McKenna's mom mic'd up pre-game
🔮 She couldn’t contain her shock and excitement.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Gavin McKenna's mom watches her son make Leafs debut in wholesome moment: 'What the hell, my son's in the NHL'
🔮 Just over 24 hours after being traded to Toronto from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Kirill Marchenko is expected to play tonight.
2026-09-29 · mixed framing · Kirill Marchenko to play for Leafs tonight
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Topics

Canadiens Leafs Montreal Toronto

Subjects

Leafs ORG · 2× Canadiens ORG · 1× Jakub Dobeš PERSON · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× William Nylander PERSON · 1×

Narrative

William Nylander scored his second of the game late in the third but aside from that, the Leafs had a hard time beating Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš, who made several huge saves tonight.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 William Nylander scored his second of the game late in the third but aside from that, the Leafs had a hard time beating Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš, who made several huge saves tonight.
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Canadiens beat Leafs 3-2 in season opener · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

A late push by the Leafs wasn’t enough as they fall in their home opener, 3-2. asserted
they → fall → opener
William Nylander scored his second of the game late in the third but aside from that, the Leafs had a hard time beating Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš, who made several huge saves tonight. asserted
who → score → saves
Toronto outshot Montreal 27-24. asserted
Toronto → outshoot → Montreal
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