Toronto Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly (left) celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with Jake McCabe (22) during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday.

The new-look Toronto Maple Leafs still have some kinks to work out, but they did just enough to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their 10th consecutive home opener.

Auston Matthews and William Nylander both added empty-net goals in the final two minutes to distort the final score somewhat, but the home side was certainly made to work for its first victory.

The arrival of a new regular season drew talk of a “clean slate” and a “fresh start” at the morning skate. Given the way the previous campaign ended – with a Game 7 playoff humiliation at home against the Florida Panthers – and the enf

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