Overview
- Ottawa beat Toronto 3-2 in overtime after Shane Pinto tied it on a late power play and scored 16 seconds into OT.
- Matias Maccelli skated with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies and recorded assists on both Leafs goals.
- Dennis Hildeby stopped all 23 shots over two periods before Artur Akhtyamov finished, reflecting the focus on depth with Joseph Woll on indefinite leave.
- Special teams flipped the game as the Senators scored shorthanded and later capitalized on a 6-on-4 to erase Toronto’s 2-0 first-period lead.
- Craig Berube praised Maccelli and prospect Easton Cowan, who had a power-play assist, as both clubs proceed to cuts and further preseason evaluations.