Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Short-handed Senators overpower Maple Leafs 3-1 in regular-season finale
Dylan Cozens added an empty-net goal and James Reimer stopped 19 shots against his former team. Ottawa finished 44-27-11 to take the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. It will open its first-round series against Carolina on the road.
William Nylander scored for Toronto. Dennis Hildeby made 35 saves after being recalled from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on Tuesday.
Toronto went 32-36-14, ensuring a bottom-five finish that will allow it to retain its first-round pick in the upcoming draft. The Maple Leafs were 0-6-1 in their last seven.
Nylander cut it to 2-1 midway through the third when he backhanded a bouncing puck from the slot past Reimer.
Batherson opened the scoring early in the first with his 33rd goal of the season. Foegele made it 2-0 late in the second period.
Regular Season SeriesOTT wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:04 | Drake Batherson Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (34), Jordan Spence (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:32 | Warren Foegele Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Lassi Thomson (3), Fabian Zetterlund (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:11 | William Nylander Goal (30) Backhand, assists: Jacob Quillan (2), Easton Cowan (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:54 | Dylan Cozens Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (23), Claude Giroux (35) |
Statistics
 TOR |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 28 | Hits | 27 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 20 | Shots | 38 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 42.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.4 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hodgson, RW | Suspension | Oct 30 |
| Warren Foegele, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 29 |
| Linus Ullmark, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
