The rest of the Senators end the Leafs 5-3

The Ottawa Senators returned from a 10-day hiatus with an impressive 5-3 victory. Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday Night.

Led by Shane Pinto, who had one goal and two assists, the Senators (21-25-2) also got goals from Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko, Josh Norris and Ridley Greig. Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves.

Auston Matthews, Matthew Nice and Max Domi scored for the Leafs (26-15-8). Martin Jones stopped 28 shots.

Trailing 4-2 to start the third period, the Leafs made it a one-goal game with 5:12 left. Greig added the free throw with 5.1 seconds left. Morgan Reilly excelled at Greig's shot into an empty net and checked Greig's high level.

Ottawa took a 2-1 lead when Tarasenko inbounded and hit Jones hard, but Toronto Despite being tied by Jacob Chychrun, Nice beat Mitch Marner when he shot past Korpisalo.

Ottawa scored two more goals to end the period 4-2.

Pinto teed up Parker Kelly for his third of the season, and Norris made it 4-2 with a superb solo effort that finished with a shot into the top corner. It was Norris' first goal in 15 games.

Toronto Marner opened the scoring at 3:45 when he found Matthews for the 42nd time of the season.

The Leafs took a 2-0 lead eight minutes in, but on review the goal was disallowed for offside.

Ottawa tied the game at 1-1 thanks to a 3-on-1 turnover and Giroud took a rebound from Mathieu Joseph and fired a shot over Jones.

The Senators take the season series 3-1-0.

NOTES

Ottawa D Jake Sanderson is out with a lower-body injury and Travis Hamonic is back after missing five games. Zach McEwen was a healthy scratch. TorontoWilliam Lagesson returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the last 17 games. Mark Giordano (lower body) and Conor Timmins (illness) are out.

NEXT UP

Senators: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

Maple Leafs: Host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on February 10, 2024.