Samsonov takes his first regulation loss at home. Leafs fall 6-2 to the Senators: Game Highlights

It was a disappointing effort from the Leafs on Friday. Poor puck management hurt them all night and ultimately cost them the game. Ilya Samsonov was a surprise starter after Matt Murray was a late scratch from an ongoing injury. Below are the highlights from the game.

Michael Bunting and Brady Tkachuk went to the box for roughing after the whistle on the game’s first shift. Ottawa took advantage of the extra ice on the four on four to make it 1-0. Tim Stutzle found Thomas Chabot in the slot and he wired a perfect shot past Ilya Samsonov…

The Leafs tied it up midway through the first on Joey Anderson’s second goal of the season. Alex Kerfoot skated the puck from his own blueline to gain the offensive zone and found Anderson with a nice pass to make it 1-1…

Ottawa took the lead 2-1 in the first minute of the second period. Brady Tkachuk forced a turnover in the Leafs zone and then tipped in a Travis Hamonic point shot…

Shortly after Nikita Zaitsev went to the box for tripping and the Leafs capitalized on the powerplay. William Nylander poked in the John Tavares shot to make it 2-2…

The Sens got a powerplay goal of their own as Pontus Holmberg sat for tripping. Derick Brassard’s pass tipped in off of Timothy Liljegren’s stick to make it 3-2 Ottawa…

Drake Batherson doubled the lead with 3:23 to play in the second. Ottawa won the battle in the corner and Shane Pinto found Batherson to make it 4-2…

Struggles in the defensive zone continued for the Leafs in the third. After Toronto failed to clear, Tkachuk fired a rocket past Samonov for his second goal of the game. 5-2 Sens…

Claude Giroux made it 6-2 beating Samsonov with a wrister after a slick toe drag around Rasmus Sandin.

First period