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Leafs vs. Canadiens: Montembeault and Montreal call-ups shine in win

The Montreal Canadiens battled their way to a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

Rem Pitlick scored the winner in the extra frame with a wicked wrist shot that beat Ilya Samsonov on the short side.

Rem Pitlick ends it in overtime pic.twitter.com/3ThvUUp6uS

— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 22, 2023

Toronto came roaring out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, with goals from Mark Giordano and Calle Jarnkrok. The Habs came out of the intermission with some fire in their bellies, tying the game in the second frame with tallies from Josh Anderson and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard.