MONTREAL -- Noah Dobson and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens ended a five-game skid with a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre on Saturday.

Lane Hutson scored, Ivan Demidov and Mike Matheson each had two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 23 saves for Montreal (11-7-3), which was 0-4-1 in its previous five, and had one win in its previous eight games (1-4-3).

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and William Nylander scored for Toronto (9-10-3), which has one win in eight games (1-5-2).

Joseph Woll allowed four goals on 25 shots before he was replaced after Anderson’s goal made it 4-0 at 13:11 of the second period. Dennis Hildeby made three saves in relief.

Hutson scored at 12:11 of the first period to put Montreal ahead 1-0. He one-timed a cross-ice pass f

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