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Here are five things you should know about the Leafs-Canadiens game Wednesday night at the Bell Centre
(8 p.m., SN, RDS, TSN Radio-690, 98.5 FM).
The matchup: This is the seventh of 10 games between the teams, who will see each other four times over the next 11 days and even more should they meet in the opening-round of the North Division playoffs, something many fans are hoping for. The Canadiens are 2-3-1 against Toronto, but that includes a 4-2 victory the last time they met in Montreal. Tomas Tatar paced Montreal that night with a pair of goals, one into an empty net. All of the games have been close, with the largest margin of victory being two goals.
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Montreal Canadiens Tyler Toffoli, right, celebrates a goal as Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom, centre, reacts during first-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Monday, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh April 26, 2021 - 7:14 PM
CALGARY - The Montreal Canadiens didn t let the Flames gain more ground on them with a 2-1 win Monday in Calgary.
Tyler Toffoli scored the game-winner late in the second period for his fourth goal in as many games, and his team-leading 25th of the season.
Montreal opened up a six-point gap on Calgary, which is chasing the Canadiens for the fourth and final playoff berth in the North Division. Montreal has a game in hand on the Flames.
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It was another night when goaltender Jake Allen could have used more offensive support from his teammates. For once, it didn’t matter.
Tyler Toffoli scored both Montreal goals, including the winner at 15:45 of the third period, carrying the Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames Friday night at the Bell Centre. Toffoli now has 21 goals this season.
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It was a much-needed win for Montreal (19-13-9), which opened a six-point lead on Calgary (19-22-3) for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division. The Canadiens also hold three games in hand. The teams meet three more times in Calgary, beginning next Friday.
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At this pivotal juncture of the regular season, there are no small victories. That being said, It would be hard to understate the importance Friday night’s 2-1 win by the Montreal Canadiens over the Calgary Flames. For the standings and their sanity, the Habs simply could not let this 6 à 8 at the Bell Centre slip between their fingers. The regulation win reestablished their six point lead for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division, while retaining three games in hand.
The Canadiens have had a miserable time solving Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom this season. The big free agent signing entered the contest undefeated against the Habs in four games, stopping 104 of 107 shots in the process. It wasn’t much, but two goals from Tyler Toffoli, mired in his first mini-funk in bleu-blanc-rouge, was all Habs goalie Jake Allen needed. After losing in a valiant effort on Wednesday, Allen bested his counterpart Friday with a 28-save performance.
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