MONTREAL - Noah Dobson and Josh Anderson scored twice to help the Montreal Canadiens snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the rival Toronto Maple Leafs in a battle of two slumping teams on Saturday night.

Lane Hutson also scored as Montreal (11-7-3) won for just the second time in nine games after a hot start to the season.

Ivan Demidov and Mike Matheson provided two assists each, and Jakub Dobes made 24 saves for his first win since Oct. 28.

Joseph Woll gave up four goals on 25 shots in his fourth consecutive start for Toronto (9-10-3) before he was pulled 13:11 into the second period. Dennis Hildeby stopped all three shots he faced in relief.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and William Nylander scored for the Leafs, who opened a six-game road trip with their seventh loss in eight

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