Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist to set a career high with 98 points on the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the visiting Montreal Canadiens 7-1 on Saturday night.
John Tavares, with two of his own, Auston Matthews, with a goal and three assists, William Nylander and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto (47-21-11).
Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Gustafsson added three assists each. With fellow goaltender Matt Murray still out due to a head injury, the Leafs signed University of Toronto netminder Jett Alexander to an amateur tryout contract — for salary cap management purposes — hours before puck drop to serve as Samsonov's backup instead of recalling third-string option Joseph Woll from the minors.
Alexander played the final 1:10 of the game with the Leafs up by six, but didn't register a save. Jonathan Kovacevic replied for overwhelmed Montreal (31-43-6).