<p>MONTREAL — Tomas Tatar scored two goals — including an empty-netter — and the Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto 4-2 on Monday night to end the Maple Leafs’ six-game winning streak. </p>
<p>Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson also scored for the Canadiens, who won for the first time in four games. Auston Matthews and John Tavares replied for the visiting Maple Leafs. </p>
<p>It was the first loss of the year for Toronto goalie Jack Campbell, who set an NHL record with 11 straight wins to start a season. </p>
<p>It was Toronto’s first regulation defeat since dropping a 4-3 decision to the Calgary Flames on March 19.</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs looked scattered in the early going at Bell Centre. Poor clearing attempts and sloppy defensive play proved costly as a loose puck careened off a skate to Tatar, who shoveled it in at 1:17.</p>
<p>Montreal dominated play over most of the opening period. With Zach Bogosian off for high-sticking, Suzuki fired in a wrist shot from the faceoff circle at 7:53 to make it 2-0.</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs were nearly burned on a too-many-men call at 9:58, but Campbell held the Canadiens at bay. Montreal outshot Toronto 11-3 over the first 20 minutes. </p>
<p>The Maple Leafs came out with more zip in the second period and were rewarded at 9:28 when Matthews scored his NHL-leading 32nd goal of the season. He tipped in a pass from Mitch Marner, who picked up his team-leading 39th assist. </p>
<p>Tavares tied the game at 14:57 when he roofed a backhand after a scramble in front of Montreal netminder Jake Allen.</p>
<p>Anderson restored Montreal’s lead at 16:22. He kept the puck on a 2-on-1 break and picked the top corner on Campbell’s glove side. </p>
<p>Jonathan Drouin was called for a tripping penalty midway through the third period, but the Maple Leafs’ power-play struggles continued.</p>
<p>Toronto managed only two shots and has converted only one of its past 36 opportunities with the man advantage.</p>
<p>Campbell made a pair of brilliant saves late in the third period, stoning both Anderson and Suzuki to keep it a one-goal game. </p>
<p>Tatar clinched the Montreal win at 17:35. Each team had 25 shots on net.</p>
<p>Both teams were busy before the trade deadline.</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs’ highlight move was landing forward Nick Foligno from Columbus while the Canadiens acquired blueliner Erik Gustafsson from Philadelphia. Neither player was in the lineup Monday night.</p>
<p>Montreal and Toronto will face off four times over the last two weeks of the regular season. The Maple Leafs have a 4-2-0 edge in the season series. </p>
<p>UP NEXT:</p>
<p>Maple Leafs: Host Calgary on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Canadiens: Host Calgary on Wednesday night.</p>
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