This is a 7* on TORONTO

Toronto failed to close out Montreal on Thursday, losing Game 5 at home in overtime by a score of 4-3. But that followed three wins by a cumulative score 11-2 and there’s no doubt who the better team is in this series. So we expect the Maple Leafs not to let a second chance to end the series pass them by on Saturday. The number of goals scored by the Canadiens in Game 5 (4) matched the number they had in the first four games of the series. It was just their second win since May 3rd! Coming into the playoffs, our opinion was that the Habs were the weakest of the 16 teams. There will be 2,500 fans present at the arena tonight, the first time there have been fans at a NHL game in Canada since the pandemic. But that can only carry an inferior side so far. Toronto is 18-4 playing with revenge and 11-1 if the loss was at home. This Montreal team has just one regulation win in May and only one win streak since the beginning of April. Play on TORONTO

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