MONTREAL (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken control of their Stanley Cup first-round series.
Jack Campbell stopped 32 shots and the Maple Leafs grabbed a three-games-to-one lead by blanking the Canadiens, 4-0. Campbell has allowed just four goals in the series while recording a 1.02 goals-against average.
Carey Price had his own shutout going until William Nylander beat him 1:27 into the second period. The Leafs took command on goals by Jason Spezza and Joe Thornton 2:28 apart in the second.
Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and two assists for Toronto, which can clinch the series at home on Thursday.
Price stopped 24 of 27 shots.
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes needed to rally for a three-games-to-two lead over the Predators.
Jordan Staal scored off a rebound at 1:44 of overtime to give Carolina a 3-2 win against Nashville. The Predators were minutes away from a regulation victory until Martin Necas scored his second goal of the night.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 23 shots and blanked the Predators after Yakov Trenin notched his second goal of the night 53 seconds into the middle period.
The series shifts to Nashville for Game 6 on Thursday.
