Sens eye division lead with big Battle of Ontario win over Maple Leafs
TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators have the Atlantic Division lead in their sights.
Mark Stone had a career-high four assists and five points as the Senators earned their fourth win in the last five games Saturday night with a 6-3 victory over the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs. Ottawa (68 points) now trails Montreal (70 points) by only two points for the division lead with three games in hand.
“We like where we’re at. We’re in a good spot,” Stone said. “But there’s a little bit more that we want. Obviously there’s teams coming and we want to try and create separation so the only way to do that is keep winning hockey games.”
Derick Brassard chipped in with two goals and an assist, Kyle Turris added three helpers of his own and Craig Anderson made 34 saves in the Senators’ third win in the Battle of Ontario this season. The Leafs had a chance to pull within a point of their division rivals, but ultimately dropped their eighth game in the last 11 (3-6-2).