The Toronto Maple Leafs visited Montreal on Saturday with a new-look lineup that brought Mitch Marner back into the fold and spread their elite forwards across three lines to mount a balanced attack.

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Leaving the Tyler Bertuzzi–Auston Matthews–Max Domi line intact instead of throwing Marner back on the top unit looked wise when that group delivered two goals in 17 seconds, a flurry that included Matthews locking in the sixth 100-point season in Maple Leafs history with his 64th goal.

From that point on, things went to plan for Toronto in a 4-2 win.

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