ESPN.com · Apr 25, 2025
Benoit's OT goal gives Maple Leafs 3-0 lead over Senators
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OTTAWA, Ontario -- Simon Benoit scored on a slap shot from the point at 1:19 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
Auston Matthews won a faceoff back to Benoit at the left point, and the defenseman fired a low shot through traffic that beat goalie Linus Ullmark to far post.
Toronto also won 3-2 in overtime - on Max Domi's early goal - at home Tuesday night. Game 4 is Saturday night in Ottawa.
Matthews and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto, and Anthony Stolarz made 18 saves.
Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux scored for Ottawa. Ullmark stopped 17 shots.