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The Toronto Maple Leafs take Game 3 in overtime 3-2 over the Ottawa Senators. Matthew Knies scored the game winner. It’s Toronto’s second consecutive game won in OT.
After being down 1-0, the Toronto Maple Leafs scored two consecutive goals, courtesy of Knies and Auston Matthews. But Brady Tkachuk got the equalizer in the third period, guiding this game to overtime before Benoit sealed the victory.
The Leafs take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Toronto can advance to the second round on Saturday night in Game 4.
With Simon Benoit's game winner, the Toronto Maple Leafs take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The last time Toronto was up 3-0 in a series was 2001 against the Senators.
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OT – Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2
Matthew Knies scores the overtime winner to give the Maple Leafs the Game 3 victory.
OT – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 2
Early chance for Max Domi on a sharp angle shot. Linus Ullmark denies the Game 2 overtime winner.
Overtime forges on.
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OT 20:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 2
The Maple Leafs and Senators are underway in overtime.
Here are my predictions of who is going to score in overtime:
Who do you think will score to win Game 3, hockey fans?
This has been the closest game of the series so far. Who will come out on top?
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Max Domi ended Game 2 in overtime with a beautiful goal off the pass from Simon Benoit. Drake Batherson's tough giveaway ultimately led to the game winner.
Watch below.
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Second game in a row the Leafs have let a third-period lead slip. They won Game 2 in overtime, courtesy of a Max Domi goal.
P3 0:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 2
The captains exchange goals in the third period. Auston Matthews scores one minute into the third period. Brady Tkachuk equalizes.
For the second straight game, it's off to overtime. Here we go!
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P3 4:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 2
Four minutes left in the third. Game tied 2-2.
This is intense. How are you feeling, hockey fans?
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Brady Tkachuk will look back at that tying goal as a career highlight for sure. A game-tying goal in a Stanley Cup playoff game as he’s playing through pain while in front of his own fans. We’ve all been wondering how healthy he’s been all game. And then he does that. 2-2.
Here come the ‘Brady’ chants. This game is a Battle of Ontario classic no matter how this ends.
Well that was quick. Right after I sent my blog post saying can Ottawa get the equalizer, on the next shift after the TV timeout, Brady Tkachuk fires a wrist shot past Anthony Stolarz to tie this game.
Tkachuk revs up the home crowd. Tie game 2-2.
Game on.
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P3 8:48 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1
At the under-10 timeout, the Maple Leafs by one over the Senators. Toronto with two big shots on goal before the TV timeout, courtesy of Steven Lorentz and Bobby McMann. Linus Ullmark denies both.
Inching closer to the final whistle. Can Toronto hold on to take a 3-0 series lead? Or will Ottawa get the equalizer?
Tension rising.
P3 10:11 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1
Massive save from Linus Ullmark on Steven Lorentz to make this a one-goal game. Toronto is starting to play more of this game in the attacking zone.
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P3 13:00 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1
Things are settling down after the Auston Matthews goal. At the first TV timeout of the third period, it's a 2-1 lead for Toronto.
Similar to Game 2, Ottawa hasn't registered a shot on goal in over five minutes. In Game 2, their first shot on goal in the third period was the tying goal.
Can the Maple Leafs hold on?
The Leafs pull ahead 2-1 on the first shift of the third period with Auston Matthews burying his first goal of the series. The play was created by Mitch Marner behind the Senators net as he directed a pass onto his teammate's stick before Linus Ullmark could even detect it. The Ottawa goaltender was looking over his shoulder while Matthews shot the puck into an empty cage.
P3 19:31 – Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs have their first lead of Game 3. Auston Matthews scores less than a minute into the period.
It's Matthews' first goal of the series.
