
Giroux scores winner, Senators top Maple Leafs 4-2 for sixth straight victory
TORONTO — Claude Giroux scored the winner on a second-period power play as the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to register their sixth straight victory Saturday night.
Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, had the other goals for Ottawa (36-25-5). Linus Ullmark made 20 saves for the Senators, who have won seven of their last eight.
William Nylander and Auston Matthews replied for Toronto (39-24-3), which has dropped five of its last six. Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots at Scotiabank Arena.
The Senators now trail their provincial rival by four points in the Atlantic Division standings. Toronto sits third after the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6-2, while fourth-place Ottawa occupies the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot.