HC Martin St. Louis makes feelings known after Montreal Canadiens concede 7 unanswered goals in blowout loss to Maple Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens lost 7-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre on Saturday despite being in a comfortable position early in the game. The Canadiens were leading 3-0 after the first period but allowed seven unanswered goals.

After the game, head coach Martin St. Louis shared his thoughts. He admitted the team is not used to holding big leads.

"Yeah, there's definitely... I don't think we've been in many situations where we're up three, and I felt we did plenty of things early in that second to be up more than three, and unfortunately we didn’t." St. Louis said (16:21 onwards). "You have to give them credit for that. They get two big goals in that second period, and now it's a game."

St. Louis gave credit to the Maple Leafs for their strong comeback. He felt comfortable with a 3-2 lead heading into the third period but acknowledged penalties hurt their momentum.

"I felt comfortable going into the third period up a goal." St. Louis said. "I wasn’t worried. It was a tough start, then penalties. After they got the momentum, we had a tough time getting it back, but we got some back, we just couldn’t score."

The Montreal Canadiens scored through Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson in the first period. Toronto responded with goals from William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Auston Matthews, and others to complete the comeback. The loss ends Montreal’s six-game point streak.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault talked about losing the 3-0 lead

The Toronto Maple Leafs gained momentum against the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with two gals from Bobby McMann, and Nicholas Robertson. Heading into third the team was rejuvenated. They scored five unanswered goals, starting with William Nylander's game-tying goal at 00:24 seconds.

Sam Montembeault, who made 27 saves for the Montreal Canadiens, shared when the game slipped away.

“Even after the second, even though they scored two goals, we were still in a good spot, going into the third up 3-2,” Montembeault said, per NHL.com.O“Obviously, they scored two goals right away, so I felt like after that the game slipped through our hands. Our execution wasn’t as good after that and they just kept on scoring. I’ve got my part, I had to make those saves.”

Toronto’s win included two shorthanded goals and Mitch Marner tying Borje Salming for 122 multi-assist games in team history.