Early on Saturday night the Toronto Maple Leafs seemed to have a 2-0 lead on their hands and looked to be on the way to a comfortable win.

Their second goal was wiped off the board due to an offside call, and the team spent most of a 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators chasing the game against their intra-provincial rival — who locked in a season-series win with the victory.

Martin Jones played his first game in net since Jan. 20 and William Lagesson saw the ice for the first time since Dec. 27, but neither made a positive impact. While the Maple Leafs’ top line was sharp, and it got slump-busting goals from Matthew Knies and Max Domi, the team didn’t put too much on tape that coach Sheldon Keefe will be happy with.

The frustrating outing for Toronto ended on an ugly note when Ridly Greig blasting a slap shot into the empty net led to an uncharacteristically brutal response from Morgan Rielly.

3 Stars:

1. Auston Matthews
2. Matthew Knies
3. Mitch Marner

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