The Leafs didn’t have their best on Saturday night yet they came out on top. Matt Murray made 48 saves, Calle Jarnkrok potted two and the most snake bitten player on the roster may have got off the schneid by scoring the game winner. Below are the highlights from the game.
Jake McCabe opened the scoring with his first goal as a Leaf. He made a nice stretch pass to John Tavares to start the play. Then he cleaned up a Mitch Marner rebound to make it 1-0….
🔵 HIS FIRST AS A BUD!! 🔵 pic.twitter.com/PBWGpYr0Pg
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 18, 2023
The Senators tied it up with a lucky one late in the first period. Erik Brannstrom’s point shot deflected twice and bounced over Murray. Julien Gauthier got credit for the goal…
The blooper bounce off the draw beats Murray 😯 pic.twitter.com/27xYB2tjr3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 18, 2023
Murray kept the game tied with an athletic pad save on Shane Pinto. Gauthier set him up with a beauty cross ice pass but Murray shut the door…
Murray makes the toe save on Pinto pic.twitter.com/IGDeiiy39H
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 18, 2023
Tim Stutzle continued his breakout season with a shorthanded goal early in the second. The Sens’ superstar sniped one through the legs Timothy Liljegren and put Ottawa on top…
Tim Stützle shorty alert! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/mmNvNf386H
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 19, 2023
The Leafs weren’t behind for long. Marner tied it up before the penalty ended. He beat Mads Sogaard with a wrist shot short side to even it up 2-2…
A magical response 🪄 pic.twitter.com/anlDTfSfKN
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 19, 2023
Jarnkrok got on the board midway through the second. Auston Matthews teed one up for him and he blasted it past Sogaard. 3-2 Leafs…
HOLYYY CALLEEEEE!!! 🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/lYPY6gr4Lh
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 19, 2023
The Matthews to Jarnkrok connection did it again in the third period. Matthews feathered a pass through Thomas Chabot on the 2-on-1 and Jarnkrok buried his second of the night to put the Leafs up two…
STAY HOT, CALLE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EebnZxKqCX
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 19, 2023
The Senators would not quit though. Just over a minute later Brady Tkachuk got them back in the game. Drake Batherson missed Stutzle’s pass in front but Tkachuk was there to back him up. 4-3 Leafs…
Brady Tkachuk answers for the Sens! 📞 pic.twitter.com/nYfZjUdO47
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 19, 2023
David Kampf nearly scored a much needed insurance marker with a gorgeous individual effort. Instead it was Sogaard with the clutch pad save…
David Kampf almost went ended the Senators pic.twitter.com/LgvcUfCegi
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 19, 2023
The Senators tied in up with 1:52 to play but the goal was waived off due to offside. That was a huge break for the Leafs because Ottawa tied it up with ten seconds left anyway. Tkachuk found himself in the right place at the right time yet again to knot it up 4-4…
THIS ONE’S GOING TO COUNT! 🙌
Captain Brady Tkachuk goes upstairs with 10 seconds left to send the game to OT! pic.twitter.com/YQP6VzRLZh
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 19, 2023
Ottawa controlled most of the extra period. Murray was the best Leafs player in overtime. This breakaway stop on Stutzle sent the game to a shootout…
huge OT stop for Murray pic.twitter.com/gRDN8BnEIp
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 19, 2023
The shootout was back and forth. It seemed like it would never end but in the ninth round Alex Kerfoot played hero and slid it five hole for the win. 5-4 Leafs final.
FOOTER ENDS IT! 🦶 pic.twitter.com/yHjoc5ad8X
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 19, 2023
