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The Toronto Maple Leafs lead the Ottawa Senators after two periods in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series.
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Below are the stats for Anthony Stolarz through 40 minutes. He was brilliant in the second period, making three saves on Grade-A scoring chances.
Quite an opening 40 minutes for the Maple Leafs "Core Four" forwards of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and William Nylander.
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Shots:
Ottawa: 21
Toronto: 18
Hits:
Ottawa: 36
Toronto: 24
PIM:
Ottawa: 10
Toronto: 4
Faceoff %:
Ottawa: 50 percent
Toronto: 50 percent
Faceoffs won:
Ottawa: 19
Toronto: 19
Blocked Shots:
Ottawa: 9
Toronto: 14
Linus Ullmark has now allowed four goals or more in six of his 10 career playoff starts.
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P2 0:00 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Through two periods, the Maple Leafs lead by three over the Senators. Two powerplay goals from John Tavares and William Nylander give Toronto a three-goal lead.
The Maple Leafs will have 1:48 left in their powerplay to start the third period.
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P2 0:12.6 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Calle Jarnkrok draws a tripping penalty, courtesy of Drake Batherson.
With 12.6 seconds left in the second period, the Maple Leafs go to the powerplay.
The Max Domi second-line experiment lasted only half of Game 1: Craig Berube has lifted him from the line and replaced him with Pontus Holmberg.
Domi moves back to centre the third line.
P2 6:00 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Anthony Stolarz does it again. He gets the stick save on Fabian Zetterlund's wrist shot to keep this a three-goal lead for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs kill off the Senators powerplay. They are 2-for-2 on the PP and 1-for-1 on the PK.
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P2 7:18 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
William Nylander commits a hooking penalty on Dylan Cozens. A huge powerplay for the Senators here to give them a spark.
P2 7:23 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Almost seven minutes left in the second period and the Leafs cling to a three-goal lead. I can't help but think back to earlier in the period when it was 2-1 Toronto.
Anthony Stolarz made two critical saves: one on Brady Tkachuk on the breakaway and the other from Shane Pinto in the high slot. If Ottawa scores on either of those chances, it's a tie game.
Instead, the Leafs netminder makes two huge saves and Toronto scores twice on the powerplay to lead by three.
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P2 8:28 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Drake Batherson, who is the lone goalscorer for Ottawa tonight, fires a wrist shot off the post. It's still 4-1 Toronto, but Ottawa is trying to generate some offense.
"Ullmark" chants rain down from Maple Leafs fans at Scotiabank Arena. And a Bronx cheer after his recent save.
That’s two power-play goals for the Leafs in Game 1. They scored one total in seven games against the Bruins last spring.
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P2 12:41 – Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1
Three seconds as the 5-on-3 powerplay begins, William Nylander beats Linus Ullmark to extend Toronto's lead. Toronto winning faceoffs on the powerplay is massive.
The Maple Leafs lead by three in Game 1. And now have 1:55 left on the powerplay.
Adam Gaudette cross checks Auston Matthews, giving the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-on-3 powerplay.
Critical moment in this game as Toronto takes a timeout. 44 seconds of a 5-on-3 powerplay.
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Ridly Greig's cross-checking major has been reduced to a two-minute minor after review by the referees.
Leafs to the powerplay.
Took just nine seconds for the Leafs PP to strike. They've been hot for months and it shows.
3-1 Leafs.
P2 15:53 – Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1
That didn't take long. Toronto wins the faceoff and it's John Tavares who buries the powerplay goal.
The Maple Leafs struggled in the playoffs last year on the powerplay. They were 1-for-21 against Boston in last year's first-round series.
Huge start for the Toronto special teams.
