Three-point games from John Tavares, Jack Roslovic, and Auston Matthews guided the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-1 preseason victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Tim Stutzle opened the scoring for Ottawa with a backhand goal at 6:35 of the first period, but Toronto answered with six unanswered goals.
Jake McCabe tied the game for the Maple Leafs with a wrist shot at 7:45 of the opening frame, set up by Tavares and Roslovic. Tavares then gave Toronto the lead at 19:09 on an even-strength wrist shot assisted by William Nylander and Gavin McKenna. Roslovic added to the advantage on a power play at 4:49 of the second period with a wrist shot off feeds from Tavares and Matthews. Zack MacEwen pushed the score to 4-1 at 16:53, and Morgan Rielly beat Ottawa with a snap shot at 19:13. Matthews capped the scoring at 6:10 of the third period with an even-strength snap shot.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 13 of 14 shots to earn the win for the Maple Leafs. Leevi Merilainen took the loss for Ottawa after allowing six goals on 27 shots, while Jalen Parsons made nine saves on nine shots in relief. Toronto went 1 for 3 on the power play and successfully killed all four Ottawa man advantages.
Toronto will host the San Jose Sharks on Monday, October 19, at 7:30 PM ET. The Senators return to action on Wednesday, October 21, when they host the Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET.
