Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Senators return from 10-day break to beat Maple Leafs 5-3
Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko and Josh Norris also scored for Ottawa in its return from a 10-day break. Joonas Korpisalo made 31 saves.
Greig scored with 5.1 seconds left, racing down the middle and firing a slap shot from short range into the empty net. As the Ottawa player headed back up the boards towards the bench, Reilly hit him high with the cross-check.
“We obviously didn’t like the result on the empty-netter,” Toronto captain John Tavares said. “So, we’re going to stick together and stand our ground when necessary.”
Reilly was given a major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct. Toronto sent out enforcer Ryan Reaves for the final faceoff, but the officials quickly jumped in to prevent a brawl.
“You never really know what Greiger’s going to do,” Norris said. “I mean, I love it, but I’m sure, obviously, if we’re on the other side of that I don’t know if we would like it either. I didn’t really like the retaliation, but I understand their frustration, but it’s over with and I guess it was entertaining.”
Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 42nd goal for Toronto. Matthew Knies and Max Domi also scored and Martin Jones stopped 27 shots.
“We missed a ton of chances. We probably could’ve scored more than we did tonight,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe. said “And we didn’t. So, we lose the game.”
Pinto gave Ottawa a 3-2 lead midway through second on a tip, and Norris scored with 4:47 left in the period. Domi pulled Toronto within a goal early in the third.
“I thought it was a really good effort,” Senators interim coach Jacques Martin said. “I thought we were slow off the mark, but I think that’s kind of expected after being off for 10 days and not having played.”
UP NEXT
Senators: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.
Maple Leafs: Host St. Louis on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesOTT wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:45 | Auston Matthews Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (34), Matthew Knies (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:53 | Claude Giroux Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Mathieu Joseph (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:04 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (3), Jakob Chychrun (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:43 | Matthew Knies Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Mitchell Marner (35), Auston Matthews (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:13 | Shane Pinto Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Parker Kelly (6), Artem Zub (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:13 | Josh Norris Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (22) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:12 | Max Domi Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (36), Nicholas Robertson (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:54 | Ridly Greig Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (4) |
Statistics
 TOR |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 22 | Hits | 26 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 11 |
| 35 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 45.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.3 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 0 |
| 19 | Penalty Minutes | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark, G | Out | Nov 10 |
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Warren Foegele, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Rielly, D | Out | Nov 10 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Nov 10 |
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
