National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
Ottawa Senators 3
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Toronto Maple Leafs 2
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Match Report

Senators open season with a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs

— Stephen Halliday broke a tie at 9:46 of the third period, Linus Ullmark made 27 saves and the Ottawa Senators opened the season with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

20
Blocked Shots
10
29
Hits
18
1
Takeaways
4
29
Shots
29
0
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
28
56.9
Faceoff Win Percent
43.1
15
Giveaways
19
5
Total Penalties
5
10
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

OTT

  • Linus Ullmark GA 2 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Claude Giroux BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Tim Stutzle BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Shane Pinto BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

TOR

  • Sergei Bobrovsky GA 3 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Colton Sissons BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Bo Groulx BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:58 · 3rd Jack Roslovic shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
  4. 19:29 · 3rd Nick Paul faceoff won against Tim Stützle
  5. 19:29 · 3rd Puck in Netting
  6. 18:59 · 3rd Michael Amadio shot blocked by John Tavares
  7. 18:28 · 3rd Tim Stützle faceoff won against John Tavares
  8. 18:28 · 3rd Off-side

Highlights

00:48 Thomas Chabot scores goal vs. Maple Leafs Watch on ESPN 00:36 Kirill Marchenko scores power-play goal vs. Senators Watch on ESPN 00:57 Michael Amadio lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:22 Sergei Bobrovsky robs Senators with save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

OTT leads series 1-0

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve
  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve

Ottawa Senators

  • Linus Ullmark Injured Reserve
  • Thomas Chabot Out
  • William Eklund Injured Reserve

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