Postgame Analysis: Senators Trounce Maple Leafs
Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images Talk about a dominant performance. The Senators controlled tonight’s game against the Maple Leafs from start to finish. There was a short burst of energy from the Leafs to end the second and start the third, but other than that, this one was all Senators.
For the third straight time this season, they managed to score five goals against the Leafs. The last two have resulted in 5-2 victories. Let’s dive into the details.
READ MORE: Checking in on Senators Top Prospect Carter Yakemchuk Shot Dominance by the Senators The Senators won the shot battle in all three periods tonight. The first period was the closest at 9-6. The next two periods weren’t even a contest.
The Senators outshot the Maple Leafs 19-5 in the second and 15-3 in the third. Add it all up and the final shot count was 43 for the Sens, 14 for the Leafs. It wasn’t just the amount of shots, the Sens were all over the Leafs the entire game.
Ridly Greig had a goal called back because of a high stick. The Sens had another end up in the net that was taken away for a Tim Stützle goalie interference penalty. Michael Amadio hit a post, Brady Tkachuk missed a partially empty net high, the list goes on.