The Battle of Ontario could end in a sweep, as the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Canadian Tire Center on Saturday night.
The Leafs took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 victory on Thursday, courtesy of an overtime goal from defenseman Simon Benoit. Toronto has had a distinct advantage on special teams and the edge in goal with Anthony Stolarz outdueling Linus Ullmark, but Ottawa has been the better of the two clubs at even-strength.
Toronto will not make any lineup changes for Game 4, while the Sens held an optional skate on Saturday and any changes will not be revealed until just before gametime.
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Also, be sure to check out our post-game Playoff Frenzy Live stream, where Michael Augello and Andrew McInnis break down Game 4.
Overtime
4:37 – Drake Batherson with a high-sticking double-minor on Chris Tanev. No John Tavares available.
Jake Sanderson OT Winner at 17:42
Sens 4, Leafs 3
Third Period
7:32 – Sens 3, Leafs 2 – Nylander nearly puts Toronto in the lead, Holmberg gets leveled by Tkachuk, and Ottawa goes the other way and takes the lead on a David Perron tip-in.
14:31 – Sens 3, Leafs 3 – Ullmark makes a big save on Pacioretty, but moments later, Nylander feeds Oliver Ekman-Larsson cross-ice for the tying goal and his second of the series.
SOG – Toronto 7, Ottawa 3
After 60 – Toronto 25, Ottawa 14
Second Period
4:47 – Leafs had the advantage of chances during a 4-on-4, but Tavares takes a tripping minor to give the Sens the man advantage.
6:06 – Sens PP abbreviated by Jake Sanderson interference call. 4-on-4 for 41 seconds followed by a Toronto PP.
10:12 – Sens 2 – Leafs 2 – Matthew Knies wins a race for the puck, and on a delayed penalty beats Linus Ullmark to tie the game.
SOG – Toronto 9, Ottawa 2
After 40 – Toronto – 18, Ottawa 11
First Period
8:00 – Ottawa not showing as much energy as Game 3, both clubs being cautious in the opening eight minutes of the game, but Max Domi takes a careless penalty in the faceoff dot to give the Sens their first power play.
9:03 – Sens 1 – Leafs 0: Domi’s penalty comes back to bite the Leafs, as Tim Stutzle scores on the PP to give Ottawa the opening goal.
13:26 – David Perron nearly scores, but Jake McCabe prevents it from going over the goal line, he then gives a Leaf player a facewash and takes a roughing minor. Leafs PP has been lethal in this series.
14:11 – Sens 2 – Leafs 0: Shane Pinto with a short-handed breakaway, and his shot leaks through Stolarz’s pads.
19:06 – Sens 2 – Leafs 1: Nylander shoots from just inside the blueline and it is deflected by John Tavares to get Toronto on the board. That has to be deflating for the home club.
SOG – Toronto – 9, Ottawa – 9
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