Maple Leafs top Canadiens in Game 2, even series without Tavares

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueR1, Gm2: Carey Price denies Justin Holl's shot on the rush but the puck kicks right to Auston Matthews, who buries the reboundTORONTO -- Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs evened the Stanley Cup First Round by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 in Game 2 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday."The best way to describe him was very complete," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. When something really scary and serious goes down like it did the other night, I think the response from our group was unbelievable tonight."Rasmus Sandin scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal, William Nylander had a goal and an assist, and Jack Campbell got his first NHL postseason win by making 22 saves for the Maple Leafs, the No. 1 seed in the Scotia North Division.Toronto had lost nine straight playoff games to Montreal since Game 6 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Final, the last time the Maple Leafs won the Cup.Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored after being a healthy scratch in Game 1, and Carey Price made 29 saves for the Canadiens, the No. 4 seed."We were a little better in the third period, but we cut our own legs out with too many penalties in the first and second period," Montreal forward Phillip Danault said. "We had trouble getting back, but we tried the best we could in the third but it was too late."Video: MTL@TOR, Gm2: Nylander fires home PPG to extend leadGame 3 of the best-of-7 series is at Montreal on Monday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN).Matthews put Toronto up 2-1 at 5:15 of the second period when he scored on the rebound of Justin Holl's shot."I think Auston was our best player," Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza said. Toronto had gone 33 games without scoring two power play goals in a game (March 3).After Montreal pulled Price for an extra attacker with 6:26 remaining, Alexander Kerfoot scored into an empty net to make it 5-1 with 1:23 left."It's one game at a time, every game is different," Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said.