Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)
Game Recap:
Leafs come out flat again, refusing to play any defense and hang their goaltender Garrett Sparks out to dry again. The Senators came out with determination and passion. Dictated the play all game. Disgraceful effort from Toronto.
Lineups:
Toronto:
Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin – Justin Holl
Garrett Sparks
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Igor Ozhiganov
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (concussion)
Suspension: None
Ottawa:
Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair
Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan
Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau
Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi
Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros
Mark Boroweicki – Dylan DeMelo
Anders Nilsson
Craig Anderson
Scratched: None
Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot
Suspension: None
GameDay:
Going back to back with a Battle of Ontario tonight.
The St. Pats are off to Ottawa and @HennyTweets has tonight's preview. #LeafsForever #LeafsgoBrách☘️
⏰ 7:00 PM
📺 @HockeyNight
📻 @FAN590
📍 Ottawa, ON pic.twitter.com/b2IZ6Xmyqm— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 16, 2019
First Period:
Ottawa Goal – 6:36 – Cody Ceci (6) assisted by Christian Wolanin (5) and Max Veronneau (1)
End of 1st – TOR – 0 OTT – 1
Shots 10 17
Faceoffs 9/16 7/16
Hits 12 14
PP 0/0 0/0
St. Pats trail by one following the first.#LeafsForever #LeafsgoBrách☘️ pic.twitter.com/iuAIYfiHoi
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 16, 2019
Back at it for the second! Tune in now on @hockeynight or @FAN590. #LeafsForever #LeafsgoBrách☘️ pic.twitter.com/isL8dEeuzy
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 17, 2019
Second Period:
Toronto Penalty – 2:30 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding
Ottawa Goal – 6:48 – Brian Gibbons (5), assisted by Dylan DeMelo (13) and Mikael Boedker (27)
Toronto Penalty – 9:10 – Ron Hainsey, 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick
Toronto Goal – 12:33 – Morgan Rielly (20) assisted by John Tavares (39)
Ottawa Goal – 13:51 – Magnus Paajarvi (8) assisted by Rudolfs Balcers (5) and Chris Tierney (36)
Toronto Penalty – 14:12 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Tripping
Ottawa Goal – 18:50 – Magnus Paajarvi (9) assisted by Zack Smith (17) and Mark Borowiecki (4)
End of 2nd – TOR- 1 OTT- 4
Shots 19 30
Faceoffs 25/37 12/37
Hits 19 20
PP 0/0 0/3
St. Pats trail after two.#LeafsForever #LeafsgoBrách☘️ pic.twitter.com/z44zFvmvj8
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 17, 2019
Ready to rally.
We're live from the third on @hockeynight and @FAN590. #LeafsForever #LeafsgoBrách☘️ pic.twitter.com/TXZUOT5cAq
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 17, 2019
Third Period:
Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Tripping
Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Zack Smith, 2 minutes for Roughing
Toronto PP Goal – 5:13 – John Tavares (40) assisted by Auston Matthews (32) and William Nylander (17)
Toronto Penalty – 5:52 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Slashing
Ottawa Goal – 8:36 – Anthony Duclair (14) assisted by Ben Harpur (4) and Zack Smith (18)
Ottawa Goal – 14:21 – Oscar Lindberg (8) assisted by Cody Ceci (18) and Zack Smith (19)
Ottawa Penalty – 16:05 – Rudolf Balcers, 2 minutes for High Sticking
End of 3rd – TOR- 2 OTT – 6
Shots 37 44
Faceoffs 35/59 23/59
Hits 29 25
PP 1/3 0/4
Next Up:
Toronto Maple Leafs (43-24-5 91pts) v. Nashville Predators (40-27-5 85pts)
Ottawa Senators (25-41-6 56pts) @ Vancouver Canucks (29-32-10 68pts)
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