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Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Ottawa Senators
36-25-5
Final
4 - 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
39-24-3

Giroux breaks 2nd-period tie, Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-2 for 6th straight victory

Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, also scored. Linus Ullmark made 20 saves.

William Nylander and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots. The Maple Leafs have dropped five of six.

The Senators trail their provincial rival by four points in the Atlantic Division standings. Toronto sits third after Tampa Bay beat Boston 6-2, while fourth-place Ottawa occupies the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot.

Ottawa took a 3-2 lead when Giroux’s centering pass to Ridly Greig glanced off the stick of Toronto defenseman Chris Tanev and past Stolarz.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa won the season series 3-0-0.

Maple Leafs: Matthews skipped the morning skate following Friday’s team off-day. The Toronto captain entered with just three goals in his last 16 games before scoring Saturday.

Key moment Toronto defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson took an interference penalty on Matthew Highmore with an attempted reverse hit, setting up Giroux’s power-play goal.

Key stat Senators center Tim Stutzle extended his career-high road points streak to eight games.

Up next The Senators are at Montreal on Tuesday night. The Maple Leafs host Calgary on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 6:49 William Nylander Goal (37) Backhand, assists: Nicholas Robertson (7), Brandon Carlo (9)
Goal 2nd Period 7:57 Jake Sanderson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (48), Brady Tkachuk (26)
Goal 2nd Period 8:55 Auston Matthews Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 12:16 David Perron Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (36)
Goal 2nd Period 14:08 Claude Giroux Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (28)
Goal 3rd Period 19:53 Michael Amadio Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (13)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 13
24 Hits 40
7 Takeaways 5
25 Shots 23
1 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
100.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 31
46.6 Faceoff Win Percent 53.4
16 Giveaways 15
2 Total Penalties 2
7 Penalty Minutes 7
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matias Maccelli, LW Out Dec 16
Anthony Stolarz, G Injured Reserve Dec 16
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Marshall Rifai, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
Brandon Carlo, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Chabot, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Lars Eller, C Out Dec 12
Shane Pinto, C Injured Reserve Dec 6

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,170 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 12 41 3
Boston 20 14 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Montreal 17 12 38 4
Florida 17 13 36 2
Toronto 15 12 35 5
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Buffalo 14 14 32 4
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