Toronto opened the scoring in the first period on Frazer McLearen's second of the season. Montreal responded just over three minutes later as Emelin's point shot beat Scrivens.

Michael Ryder made his return to the Montreal line-up after being acquired by the Canadiens on Tuesday for Erik Cole. Ryder scored a hat trick in his last game against the Maple Leafs in a Canadiens jersey, but on Wednesday he finished minus-1 in just over 14 minutes of ice time

NOTES: Canadiens defenseman Thomas Kaberle was in the lineup for the first time since Feb. 2 replacing Raphael Diaz who missed the game with a concussion. ... Gallagher wore No. 11 for the first time Wednesday after allowing Ryder to take his old No. 73. ... Toronto is 2-0 this season against Montreal out-scoring the Canadiens 8-1 coming in to Wednesday's action. ... The clubs have two more meetings this season. ... Toronto activated James Reimer off injured reserve Wednesday. Reimer missed seven games with a knee injury. ... In a corresponding move, the Leafs assigned Jussi Rynnas to the Marlies of the AHL.