<p>TORONTO &mdash; Nick Suzuki scored 59 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday night, rebounding after blowing a three-goal lead to force Game 6 in the Original Six first-round matchup.</p>
<p>Cole Caufield intercepted Alex Galchenyuk’s pass in Montreal’s zone and moved in with Suzuki on a 2-on-0. Suzuki made a pass to Caufield after crossing into Toronto’s zone, got the puck back from his rookie teammate and beat Jack Campbell to the blocker side.</p>
<p>Joel Armia scored twice, Jesperi Kotkaniemi added a goal and Carey Price made 32 saves to help Montreal cut Toronto’s series lead to 3-2.</p>
<p>Jake Muzzin scored twice for Toronto. Zach Hyman had a goal and Campbell stopped 26 shots. </p>
<p>The Quebec government will allow 2,500 fans into the Bell Centre on Saturday for Game 6, the first NHL crowd in Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs missed an opportunity to win a playoff series for the first time since 2004, but still have two more cracks at advancing. </p>
<p>The Winnipeg Jets await the winner following their sweep of Edmonton in the North Division’s other first-round series.</p>
<p>Kotkaniemi gave Montreal a 3-0 lead at 4:52 of the second period.</p>
<p>The top seed in the division during the NHL’s pandemic-truncated campaign, 18 points clear of their opponent in the standings, the Maple Leafs showed some life 1:40 later when Mitch Marner threw a puck in front from behind the goal line that Hyman slid home.</p>
<p>Toronto cut it to one just after its only power play ended when Muzzin blasted a point shot through a screen at 6:52 of the third. </p>
<p>The Maple Leafs got even with 8:06 left in regulation when Muzzin drove the net and tipped Galchenyuk’s shot through Price’s legs.</p>