MONTRÉAL — The game wasn’t 40 minutes old, and the Montreal faithful were already rejoicing another victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in song.

Olé! Olé! Olé!

Sure, the home side had mounted a 2-0 first-period lead, but there was still very much a hockey game worth playing. That is, until the Maple Leafs got caved in and rolled over in the second period.

A flurry of Globetrotter-like cross-seam passes and a run of three straight minor penalties by the visitors. Tight grips and leaden feet. Vanished confidence and familiar flaws.

The ice tilted sharply, and all pucks filtered Joseph Woll’s way.

By the time the Canadiens had doubled their lead and essentially removed all mystery from how the night would end, they had outshot the Leafs 16-1 to start the second and chased an under-siege

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