Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2: Max Pacioretty scored twice to give visiting Montreal its first win in three games against Toronto.

Defenseman Alexei Emelin scored in the first period and rookie Brendan Gallagher tipped blue-liner Josh Gorges’ point shot past Ben Scrivens midway through the third to snap a tie for the Canadiens, who improved to 7-0-2 in their last nine games. Carey Price made 21 saves and captain Brian Gionta added an empty-net goal to ice the game.

Frazer McLaren and Clarke MacArthur scored for Toronto, which defeated Montreal 2-1 and 6-0 earlier this season. Scrivens stopped 35 shots but the Maple Leafs saw their three-game home winning streak come to an end.

Pacioretty, who has six goals in his last six games, scored his first of the contest with six seconds remaining in a major penalty to Mike Brown after the puck deflected off his knee as he skated in front of the net. Pacioretty then beat Scrivens with a wrist shot to give the Canadiens a 4-2 lead with 5:34 remaining.

Michael Ryder, who was acquired by Montreal from Dallas along with a third-round pick in exchange for Erik Cole on Tuesday, played 14:34 but didn’t register a shot and finished minus-1. Ryder was drafted by the Canadiens in 1998 and played his first four seasons with Montreal, recording a career-high 63 points in his rookie season of 2003-04.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto G James Reimer dressed and served as the backup. Reimer has not played since straining his left MCL on Feb. 11. … The two Original Six rivals have split each season series since the 2003-04 season, when Toronto won four of six meetings. The five-game series in this truncated season guarantees a winner. … Raphael Diaz, who leads Canadiens defensemen with 13 points on the season, missed the game with a concussion suffered on Monday.