EditorsNote: 7th graf, Zaitsev goal not on power play; 8th graf, include Pintos given name
Ottawa took the lead at 18:52 of the very first period. Zaitsevs screened slap shot from the best point went in off the objective post. It was the fourth goal of the season by the previous Maple Leafs defenseman.
Joe Thorntons pass set up Muzzin in the high slot for his fourth goal this season.
Josh Norris scored 9 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Wednesday night.
After the Maple Leafs had tied the video game late in the third period, the Senators struck quickly in overtime when Brady Tkachuk set up Norris for his 17th objective of the season.
Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Parker Kelly likewise scored for the Senators (23-28-5, 51 points), who finished their season and are not in the playoffs.
Jake Muzzin had a goal and a help for Toronto (35-13-7, 77 points). John Tavares and Auston Matthews added objectives for the Maple Leafs, who have one game left in the routine season and are initially in the North Division.
Goaltender Frederik Andersen, who had been out with a lower-body injury, began his very first video game for the Maple Leafs given that March 19. He made 24 saves.
Ottawa goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots.
Ottawa took the lead at 18:52 of the very first duration. Zaitsevs evaluated slap shot from the best point went in off the goal post. It was the fourth objective of the season by the former Maple Leafs defenseman.
Muzzin connected the video game at 6:01 of the 2nd period on a power play. Joe Thorntons pass established Muzzin in the high slot for his 4th goal this season. Shane Pinto was off for tripping.
Brown scored a short-handed goal at 9:07 of the second to provide Ottawa a 2-1 lead. The former Maple Leaf had his very first attempt foiled by Andersen, but returned from the side of the internet to press in a rebound for his 21st objective of the season.
With a delayed charge being called versus Toronto, Kellys 16-foot wrist shot squeezed past Andersen at 12:12 of the 2nd. It was Kellys first NHL goal.
Tavares scored his 19th goal of the season at 16:29 of the second on Nylanders backhand pass from behind the web.
Matthews scored his 41st goal of the season from the slot at 17:20 of the third period to connect the video game.
— Field Level Media
