Senators 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO
TORONTO – Center Mike Hoffman scored the decisive goal of a shootout and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday.
The Senators won the shootout 2-1 for their second win in as many games. The Maple Leafs are winless in three games.
Center Kyle Turris, left winger Milan Michalek and right wingers Alex Chiasson and Mark Stone scored for Ottawa.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson added three assists for the Senators.
Right winger Joffrey Lupul and centers Tyler Bozak, Peter Holland and Daniel Winnik scored for Toronto.
Defenseman Dion Phaneuf added two assists for the Maple Leafs.
Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson made 37 saves.
Toronto goaltender James Reimer made 29 saves.
Ottawa scored three straight power-play goals in the second period, but Toronto cut the lead to 3-2 before the period ended.
Toronto tied it on a power-play goal at 3:18 of the third on Holland's backhand off a feed from the right point by right winger Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau. It came 10 seconds into a clipping penalty to Senators defenseman Marc Methot, who had upended Parenteau near the blue line.
The Senators regained the lead at 8:59 of the third when Stone, who was stationed in front, deflected a shot by Hoffman.
Winnik tied the game for the Maple Leafs at 16:12 of the third after the Senators gave up the puck in their own end. The goal was waved off at first but a review confirmed that Winnik's shot entered the goal.
Both teams had chances in overtime and Toronto right winger Brad Boyes failed to convert on a breakaway.
The Maple Leafs went on the power play during overtime when Senators center Mika Zibanejad took a tripping penalty but could not end the game.
The Maple Leafs controlled the middle part of the first period but could not beat Anderson, who made good stops on centers Leo Komarov, who had a breakaway, and Nazem Kadri on successive shifts.
The first penalty of the game came at 19:00 of the first when Maple Leafs right winger Brad Boyes picked up a hooking minor.
The penalty carried over into the second period and the Senators took advantage when Turris fired home his third goal of the season from the slot on the power play.
Karlsson and Stone earned assists.
The Senators scored on the power play again at 3:38 after Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner was penalized for hooking. Chiassson came out of the penalty box when he finished his elbowing penalty, took a stretch pass from center Mika Zibanejad, broke in alone and tucked in a backhand.
The Senators scored their third power-play goal in as many tries when Michalek connected at 4:56 off Karlsson's rebound with Parenteau off for an illegal hit to the head.
Lupul got the Maple Leafs on the board with an even-strength goal, taking advantage of an Ottawa turnover, at 7:05.
NOTES: Senators C Kyle Turris, who scored twice in a 3-1 victory at Buffalo on Thursday, wore his Texas Rangers hat at Rogers Centre for the Texas-Toronto Blue Jays American League Division Series game Friday. The hat came from Rangers LHP Derek Holland, a friend from Turris' days in Phoenix with the Coyotes. Turris said he heard some comments, "but everyone was pretty respectful." The Senators changed their practice time to allow the team to attend the game, won 6-4 in 14 innings by Texas. ... The Maple Leafs lost 4-0 to the Red Wings Friday as Toronto's Mike Babcock returned to Detroit, where he coached 10 years and won the 2008 Stanley Cup. ... The Leafs play their next four games on the road, beginning Friday at Columbus against the Blue Jackets. ... After opening the season with two road games, the Senators play their home opener Sunday against the Montreal Canadiens.