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TORONTO – Carter Yakemchuk’s goal 2:37 into overtime allowed the Ottawa Senators to claim a 6-5 NHL preseason victory over the nearly come-from-behind Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
After a third of four goals to get Toronto back into the contest, the Senators’ young defensemen cut through the Leafs’ end, scoring the OT winner off a nifty backhand.
Cole Reinhardt, Jan Jenik, Adam Gaudette, and Donovan Sebrango also scored for Ottawa. Jenik also dished out three assists.
Mads Sogaard made 32 saves, playing the entire game for the Senators who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 entering the third.
William Nylander, Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews scored singles for the Maple Leafs (0-1-0), while long-time Montreal forward Max Pacioretty scored twice in the final period for Toronto.
Nylander’s goal at 19:38 of the third tied the game at 5-5 and forced overtime.
Toronto’s Joseph Woll got the start in net stopping 19 shots while Matt Murray turned in eight in relief.
Although the Leafs fought back in the contest, they were held back by a slow start that saw Ottawa outscore them 14-2 in the first period. Toronto’s offense remained stagnant until Ryan Reaves sparked it in the second period. The veteran dropped the gloves with Ottawa’s Donovan Sebrango at center ice, quickly taking the Ottawa youth to the ground with a few quick punches and shoves.
A few minutes after Reaves entered the penalty area in front of a raucous home crowd, Mitch Marner found Knies wide open in front of him for an equalizing goal.
The Senators responded less than two minutes later, though, as Reinhardt found a loose puck in the middle of a scramble in front of him and slid it into the net. Three different Ottawa players had a shot at the puck before Reinhardt eventually pushed it past a sprawling Woll.
Gaudette extended Ottawa’s lead with a one-timer in the second period that Woll beat just under his glove. The Leafs pushed back in the final frame, with Pacioretty leading the offensive charge. The winger’s first goal came on a deflection in front before giving Toronto the lead with a shot from the top of the circle that trickled through Sogaard and across the goal line.
After the Senators traded two more late goals to regain the lead, Nylander pushed things into overtime by scoring the equalizer with just 22 seconds left on the clock.
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This report was first published by The Canadian Press on September 22, 2024.
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