Overview
- Simon Benoit scored the overtime winner at 1:19 to secure a 3-2 victory for the Maple Leafs in Game 3 against the Senators.
- Toronto now leads the first-round series 3-0 and is one win away from advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs.
- Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies contributed goals for Toronto, while Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux scored for Ottawa.
- The Senators played their first home playoff game since 2017 but must now stave off elimination in Game 4 on Saturday night in Ottawa.
- Leafs winger Max Pacioretty returned to the lineup after a 75-day injury absence, replacing Nick Robertson in the lineup.