TORONTO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Mokael Tellqvist made 27 saves and Mats Sundin and Matt Stajan each had a goal and an assist Saturday as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens, 5-4.
Despite spending much of the season in the American Hockey League, Tellqvist improved to 5
2, matching the second-best start in Maple Leafs' history.
Tellqvist and the Maple Leafs had a 4-0 lead before Montreal came to life.
Pierre Dagenais ended Tellqvist's shutout bid with 4:40 to go in the second period and Steve Begin and Michael Ryder scored in the opening 11 minutes of the third to get the Canadiens within 4-3.
Sundin got the eventual game-winner with 2:46 remaining, finishing off a 2-on-1 with Alexander Mogilny.
Ryder struck again in the final minute and had a chance to tie it with 10 seconds left but was wide of the left goalpost.
