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Canadiens win Game 1 over Maple Leafs; John Tavares stretchered off after taking blow to head
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday in the opener of a much-anticipated first-round playoff series between Original Six rivals.Josh Anderson had the other goal for Montreal, which finished 18 points back of first-place Toronto in the NHL’s one-off Canadian-based North Division during the pandemic-shortened regular season.William Nylander replied for the Leafs, who got 28 stops from Jack Campbell in his playoff debut.With Tomas Tatar off in the box for high-sticking and the Leafs looking to take the lead, Byron raced passed rookie defenceman Rasmus Sandin, who tried to drag the Montreal forward down, before roofing a shot upstairs on Campbell with 7:46 remaining in the third period.A physical, intense start was brought to a standstill midway