OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Justin Holl scored at 4:42 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Holl scored after Toronto star Auston Matthews broke up an Ottawa 3-on-1 in the neutral zone. Matthews wasn’t able to finish himself, but the puck found its way to Holl for his second goal of the season.
Jason Spezza and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Toronto, and Jack Campbell made 29 saves.
Toronto, which beat Calgary 2-0 at home Saturday night to snap a 1-6-0 run, moved two points ahead of idle Winnipeg and Edmonton for the North Division lead.
Alex Formenton and Connor Brown scored for Ottawa. Anton Forsberg, in his first appearance with the Senators after being claimed off waivers last week, stopped 38 shots.
Playing its third game in four nights after beating Calgary on Monday and Wednesday, Ottawa had a five-game points streak end. That run started with a 4-3 home victory over Toronto on March 14.
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1of11Ottawa Senators' Nikita Zaitsev (22) pushes Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares (91) off the puck as Senators' Anton Forsberg (31) makes a save during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less2of11Toronto Maple Leafs' Justin Holl (3) celebrates his winning goal against the Ottawa Senators with teammate Mitchell Marner (16) and Auston Matthews (34) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less
3of114of11Ottawa Senators' Anton Forsberg (31) reacts after letting the winning goal get by, giving the Toronto Maple Leafs the win, in overtime NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less5of11Toronto Maple Leafs' Ilya Mikheyev (65) celebrates a goal against the Ottawa Senators with the bench during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less
6of117of11Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg (31) makes a save against Toronto Maple Leafs' Joe Thornton (97) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less8of11Toronto Maple Leafs' Joe Thornton (97) skates upice while taking on the Ottawa Senators during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less
9of1110of11Ottawa Senators players celebrate a goal by Connor Brown (28) against the Toronto Maple Leafs during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Sean Kilpatrick/APShow MoreShow Less
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