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MONTREAL — John Tavares broke a tie with 6:46 left with his 20th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night. Jake McCabe's one-timer hit goalie Sam Montembeault's pad and deflected off Tavares in front of the net. The Toronto captain has 20 or more goals in 14 of his 15 NHL seasons. Max Domi and Bobby McMann also scored and Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves. Toronto rebounded from a 4-1 loss in Boston on Thursday night to improve to 37-19-8. The Maple Leafs played without Mitch Marner for the first time this season after the star forward sustained a lower-body injury in Boston. Mike Matheson had a goal and assist for Montreal. Alex Newhook also scored.
