Murray made 48 saves through 60 minutes and a five-minute overtime
The Maple Leafs were outshot 52-29 on Saturday. They were outhit 34-25. They won fewer faceoffs than the Senators. They coughed up the puck more often and had fewer takeaways.It hasn’t been much of a season for the 28-year-old goalie. He has been hurt a lot and has performed erratically when in the net. He has been outshone by Ilya Samsonov.
Alexander Kerfoot, who has not had a goal in two dozen games, scored in the ninth round to give the Maple Leafs the 5-4 triumph.Unless Samsonov sustains an injury, it is unlikely that Murray will see much time in the playoffs beyond a relief role. But if he continues to play as he did on Saturday, Toronto can feel a little more comfortable if he is needed on an emergency basis.
The Maple Leafs had a good weekend – a Friday night win at home against Carolina and then Saturday’s nail-biter in Canada’s capital. They are on the road for four games this week – in New York against the Islanders on Tuesday, in Sunrise, Fla., against the Panthers on Thursday, in Carolina on Saturday and at Nashville on Sunday.
He talked about how it was nice to be back at Canadian Tire Centre, nice to renew some acquaintances with staff and allowed that there was “a lot of emotion out there.”“It was a marathon of a game,” he said. “Super-exciting and fun to be a part of. A lot of energy in the building. Nice to get that extra point.”His teammates appreciated his performance. Toronto led 4-2 in the third period before Tkachuk sent it to overtime by scoring twice, the second on a power play in the waning seconds.
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