nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Skates Past Toronto 5-3 - Recap
The Senators earned a 5-3 victory over the Maple Leafs on Friday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as +171 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Ottawa got goals from Austin Watson, Thomas Chabot, Chris Tierney, Derek Stepan, and Brady Tkachuk in the victory. Chabot opened the scoring at 19:16 of the first period.
Matt Murray stopped 20 of 23 Toronto shots in the victory.
Alexander Kerfoot, John Tavares, and Zach Hyman scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Matt Murray.
Toronto got a 19-stop effort from Frederik Andersen in the loss.
On the power play, Ottawa went 1-for-5, while the Maple Leafs were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 24-23.