"The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators for the second half of a home-and-home in the preseason Tuesday night and, well, it was an embarrassing 3-2 overtime loss to the divisional rivals. Not only did the Maple Leafs lose in their own building to a Senators team that was barely half-full of NHL talent, but they did while icing almost their entire squad."
"It was what caused the loss, really. The Leafs were riding high and through 40 minutes, were comfortably winning by a score of 2-0 thanks to Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann both re-discovering some of their offense. Toronto lost the shots battle 17-8 in the final third, the Sens had double the scoring chances (12-6) and had 28 shot attempts compared to the Leafs' 11. They really just took hold and ended up getting rewarded for doing exactly that."
Toronto suffered an embarrassing 3-2 overtime loss at home to Ottawa despite dressing almost its entire roster. Easton Cowan and Ben Danford were among the only players likely not on the opening-night roster; Max Domi remained injured and absent. Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann scored to give Toronto a 2-0 lead through 40 minutes, but the Senators dominated the third period with a 28-11 shot-attempt advantage, 17-8 shot advantage in the final third, and double the scoring chances. Fabian Zetterlund scored shorthanded, Shane Pinto recorded the tying 6-on-4 goal and the overtime winner. Ottawa’s goals came on special teams and overtime rather than 5-on-5 play.
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