Sanderson scores in OT as Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-3 to avoid sweep

OTTAWA Ontario AP Defenseman Jake Sanderson scored on a long wrist shot from the left boards at of overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs - on Saturday night to force a fifth championship in the first-round series Sanderson kept the puck in at the blue line and fired the wrist shot that sailed through traffic and past goalie Anthony Stolarz into the top right corner The teams needed extra time for the third straight challenge with Ottawa in the end emerging though after - overtime losses in Games and Toronto missed a chance for its first sweep since beating Ottawa in the first round Contest is Tuesday night in Toronto Ottawa killed a four-minute power play in overtime after Drake Batherson was given a double minor for high-sticking Toronto defenseman Chris Tanev Toronto defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson tied it with left in regulation He beat Linus Ullmark from the right side off William Nylander s cross pass David Perron gave Ottawa - lead at of the third period After Brady Tkachuk bowled over Maple Leafs forward Pontus Holmberg near the Ottawa net the Senators rushed the other way with Artem Zub slipping the puck down low for Perron to tap it past Stolarz Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto added goals for Ottawa Ullmark made saves John Tavares and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto Stolarz stopped shots Ottawa took a - lead in the first period with Stutzle scoring on a power play at and Pinto following with left Tavares pulled Toronto within one with seconds left in the first with his third of the series Knies tied it with left in the second also scoring his third goal of the series AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source