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The Senators have beaten the Maple Leafs 4-0 in Game 5 to extend their season for at least another 48 hours.
Ottawa has now forced a Game 6 at home on Thursday after having trailed in this series 3-0.
After a goalless first period, Thomas Chabot opened the scoring early in the second with a seeing-eye shot from the blue line. Dylan Cozens then doubled the visitors' lead midway through the third period, scoring a shorthanded goal on a breakaway. Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk added empty net goals late on to secure the win.
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves to earn the first playoff shutout of his career.
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Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews was candid about his team's performance in Game 5.
"The execution at times wasn't there," Matthews said.
He still believes his team is confident heading into Game 6 in Ottawa.
"We've been a good road team all season," Matthews said. "We won three, they won two."
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Mitch Marner believed that the Toronto Maple Leafs had chances tonight but couldn't score. He knows that winning a series-clinching elimination game "isn't easy."
"We had our looks," Marner said. "Didn't capitalize on them."
Leafs fans, as you might imagine, are not taking this loss well.
Chris N.: About as putrid as it gets. Everything. Bag skate them all. Wholesale changes please for Thursday. Shake everything up. It’s not working.
Jason J.: Completely gutless performance tonight by the Leafs. Classic clinching game effort for this group. It really is the hope that kills you.
Michael T.: Ottawa in 7. Book it.
Miles E.: 4-0 at home in a close out. Listless once again.
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Thomas Chabot opened the scoring for the Ottawa Senators in Game 5. He praised his team's ability to put the foot on the gas for 60 minutes.
“We kept playing our game," Chabot said. "We found ways to score at the right time.”
Asked about planting a seed of doubt in the Maple Leafs, Chabot said he's not worried about the other side.
"The reason we got here is playing our game. The quicker we get to our game, we give ourselves a chance every single night."
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
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Anthony Stolarz spoke after Game 5 about his team's performance tonight.
"It’s a good effort by us," Stolarz said. "We seem a bit snakebitten."
Despite not scoring a goal, Stolarz seemed optimistic about the Maple Leafs heading into Game 6.
"We like our game. We outshot them."
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Linus Ullmark made 27 saves tonight en route to recording the first shutout of his postseason career.
He becomes the second goalie in Senators history to register a shutout in a game in which Ottawa faced elimination, joining Craig Anderson who did so in Game 4 of a first-round series against the Canadiens in 2015.
After the game, Brady Tkachuk was proud of his team's effort right from puck drop tonight.
"Played a complete game. Right from the start," Tkachuk said.
On Linus Ullmark's performance, Tkachuk said, "He's showing resilience. That's part of our identity as players. It starts with him."
Asked if the Senators have planted a seed of doubt in the Maple Leafs, Tkachuk didn't mince words.
"I think so," Tkachuk said. "We just got to deliver another win."
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After Game 5, the Toronto Maple Leafs have another loss in a potential series-clinching game. Since 2018, the Leafs' record is 1-13 in series clinchers.
Not good.
With under 10 seconds left, Simon Benoit and Tyler Kleven dropped the gloves and fought. Both were assessed a roughing penalty.
Leafs showing some physicality as Game 5 ends.
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With their backs against the wall, the Senators have their first road win of the series. And this is the one that puts doubt in the Leafs’ heads. The pressure on the Leafs will be massive. The Sens will continue to play with house money.
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P3 0:00 – Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
The Ottawa Senators capture Game 5 to extend the series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Thomas Chabot, Dylan Cozens, Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk were the goal scorers for Ottawa.
Game 6 is Thursday night in Ottawa.
P3 0:0.46 – Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
Make that four goals for the Ottawa Senators. Brady Tkachuk gets on the goal sheet with an empty netter.
P3 2:10 – Senators 3, Maple Leafs 0
Two minutes left. Ottawa up three on Toronto.
Inching closer toward a Game 6 back in the nation's capital in Ottawa. Who would've thought that after the Maple Leafs went up 3-0 in the series?
P3 2:51 – Senators 3, Maple Leafs 0
Tim Stützle gets the empty net goal.
Toronto calls a timeout. This game is just about over.
P3 5:00 – Senators 2, Maple Leafs 0
Five minutes to go. The Ottawa Senators lead by two over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Auston Matthews fires a shot off the post. Toronto has the firepower to come back but can they?
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Per the Sportsnet broadcast in Canada, the Maple Leafs haven't won a series in five games or less since 1963. They are trying to change that tonight in the next seven minutes.
P3 9:00 – Senators 2, Maple Leafs 0
Tim Stützle fires a blazing wrist shot that Anthony Stolarz stops. Ottawa leads by two with under nine to play.
The Sens needed their best PK effort of the year to thwart the Maple Leafs after that Ridly Greig penalty. Not only did they kill it off, the Sens got a shorthanded goal from Dylan Cozens who was stopped by Stolarz with moments to go before overtime in Game 2.
That might have actually been their best PK effort of the series. Maple Leafs are now 0-for-7 on the power play since Game 4.
