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The Toronto Maple Leafs lead the Ottawa Senators after the first period of Game 2 in their first-round playoff series.
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Pretty well a perfect first period for the Leafs in Game 2.
Ottawa has won only four games all season when trailing after one. The Leafs are 26-3-0 in this situation.
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Shots:
Ottawa: 10
Toronto: 7
Hits:
Ottawa: 16
Toronto: 10
Faceoffs won:
Ottawa: 9
Toronto: 9
PIM:
Ottawa: 2
Toronto: 2
Blocked Shots:
Ottawa: 4
Toronto: 4
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P1 0:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 0
What a first period for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They lead 2-0 over the Ottawa Senators and are dominating their division foe.
P1 0.326 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 0
Love the hustle and effort from Matthew Knies to get the puck out of his own zone.
P1 3:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 0
Three minutes left in the first period and Toronto still leads by two. The Maple Leafs are buzzing.
The Maple Leafs' four power-play goals in this series have been scored in 38 total seconds of game time.
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The Leafs have beaten Linus Ullmark eight times with their first 28 shots.
P1 11:30 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 0
It's another powerplay goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Tavares gets his second PP goal of the series. Toronto has four powerplay goals in this series.
P1 11:58 – Maple Leafs 1, Senators 0
Artem Zub takes down Pontus Holmberg with a tripping penalty. The Toronto Maple Leafs will get their first powerplay of the game.
Toronto had three powerplay goals in Game 1. Let's see if the lethal PP continues.
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to be perfect on the penalty kill. Ottawa has four shots on that powerplay and Anthony Stolarz continues to shine.
Still a 1-0 lead for the Maple Leafs.
It's notable to see Claude Giroux and Scott Laughton, longtime teammates with the Philadelphia Flyers and good friends off the ice, engaging in a scrum after the whistle. The temperature is already getting turned up in this series.
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P1 15:15 – Maple Leafs 1, Senators 0
Brady Tkachuk draws a high sticking penalty courtesy of Chris Tanev. The Ottawa Senators get the game's first powerplay.
If Leafs fans haven’t been raining down ‘Brady Sucks!’ cheers, they’ve been chanting ‘Ullmark!’ And they’ve done it again after Ullmark allowed his seventh goal of the series just now.
I've seen a lot of Morgan Rielly goals in this building and he was as fired up after that one as, well, ever.
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P1 16:16 – Maple Leafs 1, Senators 0
An amazing pass from William Nylander to Morgan Rielly, who buries the puck in the net. For the second straight game, the Toronto Maple Leafs open the scoring.
And the "Ullmark" chants have begun.
If it wasn’t for that post, we’d be talking about an inauspicious start for the Senators’ defensive pairing of Nick Jensen and Thomas Chabot. Chabot created a turnover behind the net battling with Matthew Knies. Jensen had Marner in the slot, but the winger still got a shot off. Unlike Ottawa’s start in Game 1, where they were in control, their start feels a bit scrambly. Though we’re only minutes into the game.
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The "Brady Sucks!" chants have rung out louder than the "Go Leafs Go!" chants to start the game. The hate feels real, early in Game 2.
P1 17:57 – Senators 0, Maple Leafs 0
WOW! Mitch Marner had Linus Ullmark beat but it fires off the post.
What a start for the Maple Leafs.
P1 18:10 – Senators 0, Maple Leafs 0
Pontus Holmberg had a point blank opportunity to open the scoring. But Linus Ullmark denies the scoring chance.
Another defensive breakdown for Ottawa nearly leads to a goal.
