TORONTO -- It was the 108th season opener in the illustrious history of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

In the end, it would prove to be unlike any other.

Just ask Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly .

The 31-year-old proved to be the hero in Toronto’s 2025-26 curtain raiser, scoring the winner at 9:02 of the third period en route to a 5-2 victory against the rival Montreal Canadiens in front of 19,037 at Scotiabank Arena.

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As he met with the media inside the Maple Leafs dressing room after the game, you could hear the crowd outside in the arena bowl cheering. Thousands had stayed behind to watch the final inning of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 5-2 win against the New York Yankees on the center ice video screen, a victory

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