One big key to the Senators emerging victorious over Toronto was Pinto’s play against Leafs superstar Auston Matthews. Pinto played over 13 minutes against Matthews at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick. Matthews played 22:47 but had just one shot in the loss, snapping his five-game points streak.

Is there a genuine debate about who should back up Linus Ullmark when he's healthy enough to play again? Could the Senators lean on both?

The Maple Leafs are generating 3.12 goals per game, 11th in the NHL .

Ottawa took a 2-1 lead 2:50 into the third period when Artem Zub wristed a shot through a bunch a bodies that got past New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom, who came into the game with a 21-8-5 record and 2.20 goals-against average. The Senators held the Devils to just three shots in the third period.

The Ottawa Senators won the second clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season led by goals from Tim Stützle and Shane Pinto with Anton Forsberg standing tall in the Senators net. "The key is we just found a way to win,

Shane Pinto scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1.

Forsberg will start on the road against the Bruins on Thursday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

The most notable change is the addition of Travis Green as Head Coach and Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as his assistants, along with the retention of Daniel Alfredsson. The Sens have been no stranger to the injury bug this year and the coaches have kept the group rolling.

The Ottawa Senators ended a two game goalless drought on Saturday night, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 at Canadian Tire Centre. Shane Pinto's goal midway through the third period stood up as the game winner.

The Ottawa Senators were in hostile territory on Saturday night despite playing in their home rink. The Senators are no strangers to seeing a sea of blue and white in the stands when

When the Senators were in Utah in October, star goalie Linus Ullmark didn’t play due to injury. That will be the case again on Sunday, per Bruce Garrioch, though it’s a different injury. During Ullmark’s absence, the club has relied upon backup goaltender Anton Forsberg and AHL goalie Leevi Meriläinen.

SENATORS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1 A fortunate bounce made a huge difference for the Ottawa Senators in the latest round of the Battle of Ontario Saturday night. It doesn’t matter how all that matters is how many and a bounce off centre Shane Pinto’s knee that landed in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ net turned out to be the winner in Ottawa’s 2-1 victory at the Canadian Tire Centre.