Matthews scores 40th goal of the season, Leafs use early barrage to down Habs 5-2

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Matthews scored for a league-leading 40th time in just his 49th game as the North Division-topping Leafs jump on Montreal early in a 5-2 victory over the Canadiens.

“It means a lot,” Matthews said of reaching 40 goals for the third time in his five NHL seasons. “It's a team sport, so there's a lot that goes into it.”

“At this level, in this league, it's extremely hard to score,” Tavares added. “To do it as often as he does, as consistent as he is, and as dominant as he is, it's extremely impressive.” “They just jumped all over us,” Montreal defenceman Ben Chiarot said. “We were slow out of the gate.” Tomas Tatar returned to the Montreal lineup following a five-game absence, but the Canadiens were still without starting goalie Carey Price , captain Shea Weber , forward Paul Byron and winger Jonathan Drouin .

 

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