Overview

• Max Pacioretty's late third-period goal secured Toronto's 4-2 victory in Game 6, with William Nylander adding an empty-net goal and contributing two earlier points.
• Auston Matthews opened scoring with a power-play goal, breaking Toronto's prior struggles in elimination games with the man advantage.
• Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk and David Perron scored in Game 6, with Perron's goal tying the game briefly in the third period before Toronto reclaimed the lead.
• Goaltender Anthony Stolarz made 20 saves for Toronto, while Linus Ullmark stopped 19 shots for Ottawa, capping a series marked by pivotal goaltending performances.
• Toronto's win marks their second playoff series victory since 2004 and sets up a second-round clash against the Florida Panthers.