Leafs beat Habs in season opener
Posted Oct 2, 2013 05:25:53 AM.
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Tyler Bozak scored shorthanded and Mason Raymond got the winner in his first game with the Maple Leafs as Toronto spoiled the Montreal Canadiens home opener with a 4-3 NHL victory on Tuesday night.
James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf also scored in a fight-filled contest that saw Montreal’s new enforcer George Parros carried off on a stretcher after Colton Orr pulled him down during a scrap, crashing the Canadiens forward’s face into the Bell Centre ice.
Lars Eller’s second goal of the game with 2:22 left to play set up a wild finish, but Montreal failed to get the equalizer. Eller also set up a goal by Brendan Gallagher.
The Canadiens’ 350th consecutive sellout crowd was electric as usual for a Montreal-Toronto game and it didn’t lack for action.
But the mood turned sombre 2:34 into the third period when Parros was prone on the ice. Orr had fallen and pulled down Parros, who was bleeding and looked woozy. A team of trainers spent several minutes treating him on the ice.
The crowd chanted Parros’ name as he was wheeled off the ice.
Toronto plays in Philadelphia tonight. 570 News has the pre-game show at 7pm.
