Stephen Halliday scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period Saturday night and the visiting Ottawa Senators won their season opener, defeating the host Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.
Stephen Halliday scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their season opener on Saturday night. Newly appointed Ottawa captain Thomas Chabot recorded a goal and an assist, while Michael Amadio also scored and Linus Ullmark made 27 saves in the road victory.
Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko provided the goals for Toronto, which dropped two of its first three regular-season contests at home. The Maple Leafs hit several posts throughout the game, and Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson exited after the first period due to an undisclosed injury.
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