Leafs fall short on the road

The Toronto Maple Leafs made it close, but once again failed in a critical test at the Bell Centre.

Despite a pair of early third-period goals, the Leafs couldn't fully recover and dropped a 5-4 decision to the rival Montreal Canadiens because they allowed the Habs' potent power play to click three times in the opening 40 minutes Monday night.

"We talked about it before the game, but we still gave them too many chances on the power play," Leafs forward Bates Battaglia said. "They took advantage of it. They were really moving the puck well [on the power play] and shooting it pretty good."

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