Canadian sports news: Montreal leads Winnipeg 10 to 0 in the first quarter of the East Final at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, and the Blue Bombers are still looking for their first points of the night.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Montreal, Quebec | November 7, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard, theScore live game page | Last updated: November 7, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Montreal leads Winnipeg 10 to 0 in the first quarter of the East Final at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
- Jose Maltos Diaz opened the scoring with a 40 yard field goal with 12:09 left in the first quarter.
- Montreal then added a touchdown and convert to stretch the lead to 10 to 0. The touchdown scorer was not confirmed in the sources checked at publish time.
- Winnipeg has yet to score in the East Final. The winner advances to the 113th Grey Cup in Calgary on November 15.
- Zach Collaros is active for Winnipeg after being listed as a game time decision earlier in the week.
How the First Quarter Has Gone
Montreal struck first. Jose Maltos Diaz kicked a 40 yard field goal with 12:09 left in the first quarter to put the Alouettes up 3 to 0, and Montreal kept the pressure on from there. The Alouettes then found the end zone to make it 10 to 0, still in the opening quarter, and Winnipeg has not answered yet.
At the last full stat check, Montreal held 97 total yards to Winnipeg’s 35, with 84 passing yards for the Alouettes against 13 for the Bombers. Montreal had 3 first downs to Winnipeg’s 2. Those numbers came from theScore’s live game page at the time of the opening field goal, and the score has since moved to 10 to 0.
What This Means for Winnipeg
Winnipeg came into this game as the crossover team from the West at 10 and 9, visiting a Montreal side that finished 14 and 4 with the best record in the CFL. The Bombers earned this trip by stunning Toronto 25 to 22 in the East Semifinal on October 31, with a late touchdown sealing the win. Now they are chasing the game early in Montreal, and the offence needs a drive to settle the night down.
The stakes are plain. The winner of this East Final plays in the 113th Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday, November 15. No crossover team has ever reached the Grey Cup, and Winnipeg is trying to become the first.
What to Watch Next
Watch whether Winnipeg’s offence can put together a sustained drive and whether the defence can force Montreal to settle for field goals instead of touchdowns. The game is broadcast on TSN, CTV and RDS in Canada, with radio on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg.
Maplestime will provide updates from the East Final as the game continues.
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