Alexandre Texier scored the decisive goal of a shootout and the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night.

Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens in regulation and also in the shootout and Jakub Dobes made 22 saves. Montreal has won two in a row and five of seven games.

Scott Laughton scored for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak end in their return from a 4-2-0 road trip.

With Joseph Woll on injured reserve because of a lower-body injury, Dennis Hildeby started in goal for Toronto and stopped 33 shots.

The Maple Leafs' streak of scoring on their first shot on goal ended Saturday at four consecutive games. They failed to score on seven shots on goal in a conservative 0-0 first period. Montreal had nine shots. Each team had one

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