Fowler Bails Out Canadiens in Toronto
Montréal's goalie erased a lopsided night of chances while Newhook's pair and Kreider's goal built an early cushion on the Leafs.
Written during the game · 9:44 PM ET. Final was MTL 4, TOR 2.
Jacob Fowler is the reason Montréal went home with a 4-2 win in Toronto. The Canadiens were the team getting out-chanced, and their goalie covered for it.
Toronto had the better looks. The Leafs attempted 64 shots to Montréal's 49, and their chances were worth about 4.11 expected goals, which is how many goals an average goalie would allow on those chances. Fowler allowed 2. By goals saved above expected, he finished +2.11.
He stopped 26 of 28 shots, including 11 of 12 high-danger chances. Sergei Bobrovsky at the other end stopped 24 of 28.
Montréal also got goals early. Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period, and Chris Kreider made it 3-0 in the second. Toronto pulled within one in the third on goals from William Nylander and Gavin McKenna, but Zachary Bolduc restored the two-goal margin on the power play.
