Ottawa 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2013
Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
19499
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Senators 3, Maple Leafs 2: Colin Greening scored with 23 seconds remaining in the third period to lift host Ottawa to its fourth win in a row.
Greening went to the net off the faceoff and batted a rebound around Toronto goaltender Ben Scrivens for his third goal of the season. Rookie Mika Zibanejad and Erik Condra also scored for the Senators while Ben Bishop made 26 saves.
Mikhail Grabovski opened the scoring and Clarke MacArthur tied the game during a third-period power play for the Maple Leafs, who defeated Ottawa 3-0 at home on Feb. 16. Scrivens stopped 32 shots.
Greening helped set up Zibanejad’s goal in the first period and was credited with another assist when Condra scored late in the second by driving to the net and having the puck deflect off his body as he and Toronto defenseman Korbinian Holzer crashed into Scrivens.
After Senators rookie Eric Gryba took a hooking penalty 5:33 into the third period, MacArthur knotted the contest by backhanding the rebound of defenseman Mike Kostka's point shot the puck through a crowd in front of Bishop.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Greening and Scrivens were teammates at Cornell University, and both received Quill and Dagger honors in the same year. … MacArthur has four points in his last four games. … Maple Leafs D John-Michael Liles was a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game.
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
Ottawa |
|
Mikhail Grabovski 1 |
Points |
Colin Greening 3 |
|
Mikhail Grabovski 1 |
Goals |
Colin Greening 1 |
|
Nazem Kadri 1 |
Assists |
Colin Greening 2 |
|
Clarke MacArthur 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ben Scrivens .914 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop .929 |
|
Ben Scrivens 32 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Toronto
|
28 |
2 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
29 |
| Ottawa
|
35 |
3 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
4 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Senators have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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