With no additional forwards in town, defenceman Victor Mete made the move to the wing, playing on a fourth line. Smith was forced into some last-minute roster juggling after centre Colin White was placed in COVID-19 protocol. The ask from the coach is about giving maximum effort, whether that ends up in wins or losses. While the Senators aren’t fighting for a playoff spot, there is pride on the line in what remains of the season. Smith was wary of the firepower of the Maple Leafs, who have now scored 57 goals in their past 11 games. Marner found the range for the first time to tie the game 3-3 with 1:27 left in the period, bringing the Maple Leafs back from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits earlier in the game.Ī nifty deflection from Gambrell had given the Senators a 3-1 lead, but Maple Leafs rookie Bunting replied to make it 3-2, starting Toronto’s second period rally.Ĭoming in, Senators coach D.J. Matthews and Marner appeared to find another gear late in the second period. For Senators faithful, there was more Stuetzle flair and Brady Tkachuk muscle. Michael Del Zotto and Dylan Gambrell scored the other Senators goals.įorsberg faced 41 shots, while Kallgren stopped 25 in the Maple Leafs net.Īfter a spirited opening 40 minutes, including plenty of back-and-forth action, the clubs were deadlocked 3-3.įor the typical sea of blue-and-white clad, “Go Leafs Go” chanting fans in the Canadian Tire Centre seats, there was plenty of Matthews and Marner magic. Michael Bunting and Kyle Clifford also scored for the Maple Leafs. They win in overtime, but I thought a lot of guys played real hard.”Īfter fast-emerging star Stuetzle delivered to give the Senators a 4-3 lead on a ghastly giveaway by Maple Leafs defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin early in the third period, Marner replied to deadlock the game yet again.
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“We had a clear cut breakaway in overtime against a team that is built to win now and they made a save. “I thought it was a heck of an effort,” said Smith. In keeping with the tone of the game, Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg robbed Matthews with at the buzzer to end regulation. There was a little bit of everything in the latest instalment of the Battle of Ontario, including two-goal efforts from Marner and Stuetzle. It’s pretty nice to know that wherever you play, you know you’re going to get that good buzz in the building.” “I’ve noticed that since I’ve been here, the atmosphere in away buildings. Giordano gave credit to the crowd for helping create the energy.
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“In the end, their goalie made a great save in OT to win them the game.” “Everyone worked really hard for that game, (the Maple Leafs) are a really good team,” said Stuetzle, who now has 20 goals on the season, eight points in his past three games and 25 points in his last 20 contests. With 2:05 remaining in overtime, Connor Brown jammed the puck past Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren, but the goal was waved off because Kallgren was deemed to have had control after stopping Tim Stuetzle’s original shot on a breakaway.
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Ultimately, Mark Giordano scored with 1:34 remaining in a 3-on-3 frame that was as entertaining as the regulation three periods that came before. The high-flying Maple Leafs were interested in fine-tuning their game before the post-season, but the the non-playoff-bound Senators hung right with Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and company to the end. Ultimately, the Senators went down 5-4 in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre, but it was quite the fast and furious fight throughout. The message from the Ottawa Senators is about fighting to the finish, not giving away any freebies.
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