TORONTO—Auston Matthews broke a tie early in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–1 in Game 2 on Saturday night to even the first-round playoff series. The Maple Leafs were without captain John Tavares after he sustained a concussion and knee injury on a scary collision 10 minutes into Toronto’s 2-1 loss in Game 1 on Thursday night. He was released from a hospital Friday. “It means a lot, not only for the guys in the locker room, but for John himself,” Matthews said. “He’s such a big part of this team. When something really scary and serious goes down like it did the other night, the response from the group was unbelievable.” Tavares messaged and spoke with teammates Thursday night from the hospital to let them know he was on the mend and to encourage them to push on without him. “His leadership …