National Hockey League
Ottawa 5, Toronto 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 15, 2021
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Brad Meier, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois
Attendance: N/A

The Ottawa Senators reeled off three straight goals in a span of less than five minutes during the second period and went on to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 Friday night.

Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists as the Senators won their season-opener.

Thomas Chabot, Austin Watson, Chris Tierney and Derek Stepan also scored for Ottawa. Nikita Zaitsev, Josh Norris and Drake Batherson each had two assists.

John Tavares had a goal and an assist for Toronto. Zach Hyman and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won their season-opener on Wednesday.

Matt Murray stopped 20 shots for Ottawa.

Frederik Andersen made 19 saves for Toronto.

The Maple Leafs had two power plays early in the first period and capitalized on the second one at 9:59. Hyman batted in a high rebound from a shot by Tavares. Cedric Paquette was serving a holding penalty.

Chabot tied the game at 19:16 of the first with Ottawa holding a five-on-three advantage.

Batherson's cross-ice pass from the left circle set up Chabot for his high shot from the right circle. Joe Thornton was off for high-sticking and William Nylander was serving Toronto's penalty for having too many men on the ice.

Toronto regained the lead at 9:15 of the second period on Kerfoot's 49-foot wrist shot on a setup by Justin Holl.

Ottawa tied it again at 2-2 at 10:28 when Tkachuk tipped in Zaitsev's shot from the right boards.

Ottawa took a 3-2 lead at 12:32 of the second on Watson's snapshot. Nick Paul sent a backhand pass to Braydon Coburn who dropped the puck to Watson.

Tierney shot home a loose puck from a scramble at 15:03 and Ottawa led 4-2.

Stepan jammed in a loose puck from the side of the goal at 6:15 of the third period to increase the lead to three goals.

Tavares scored on a power play at 7:07 with Watson off for slashing.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Ottawa
John Tavares 2 Points Brady Tkachuk 3
John Tavares 1 Goals Brady Tkachuk 1
John Tavares 1 Assists Brady Tkachuk 2
John Tavares 1 Power Play Goals Thomas Chabot 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Frederik Andersen .792 Save Percentage Matt Murray .870
Frederik Andersen 19 Saves Matt Murray 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Toronto 23 3 2-5 4-5 22 32
Ottawa 24 5 1-5 3-5 12 26
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Senators have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.