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Alex Galchenyuk says he owes Alexander Radulov a dinner.

There was a good-natured exchange between the linemates after the first period of Saturday night’s game between the Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs with Galchenyuk asking why he wasn’t getting the puck.

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“He said he was going to find me and he did on the first shift of the second period,” said Galchenyuk, who turned to his linemate and said: “You got dinner on me.”

Radulov, who returned to the lineup after missing two games with an illness, collected assists on both Montreal goals as the Canadiens weathered a strong comeback rush from the Leafs to win 2-1.

Coach Michel Therrien had described Radulov as a game-time decision, but the Canadiens seemed so sure he would be ready they returned Sven Andrighetto to the St. John’s IceCaps.