MONTREAL

Leafs defeat Canadiens 2-1 in pre-season game

Bill Beacon The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:19PM EDT

Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price, left, chats with his replacement Zacahry Fucale during a break in play as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs during second period NHL pre-season hockey action Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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Jake Gardiner scored only 16 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in NHL pre-season play Tuesday night.

What was supposed to be 3-on-3 overtime became 4-on-3 when the Canadiens Devante Smith-Pelley took a tripping penalty with 37 seconds left in regulation time.

Once into overtime, it didn't take long for Gardiner to take a feed from Brad Boyes and lift a shot over Zach Fucale from close range.

A pair of first round draft picks provided the regulation time scoring as Michael McCarron got one in the first period for Montreal and William Nylander equalized in the second for the Leafs.

McCarron broke alone to pick up a ricochet of Jeff Petry's shot into the slot and beat Antoine Bibeau 15:45 into the first frame.

Nylander was Toronto's most dangerous forward all game and he was rewarded with 29 seconds left in the second period when he went in on a two-on-one, fed Gardiner and got the pass back for a tap-in goal on Fucale.