Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian PressTORONTO - Michael Bunting scored twice as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday in the Toronto debuts for Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari. The forwards were acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster three-team trade late Friday - and were in the action at Scotiabank Arena just over 20 hours later. Pierre Engvall, with a goal and an assist, William Nylander and David Kampf had the other goals for Toronto (34-14-8). Bunting added his second of the night with 1:40 left in the period off a Calle Jarnkrok feed that saw O'Reilly pick up the second assist. “He's kind of plateaued,” St. Louis said.
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