Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

OTTAWA -- Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. Auston Matthews won a face-off in the left circle back to Benoit, whose slap shot beat Linus Ullmark through traffic.

Simon Benoit emerged as the overtime hero for the Toronto Maple Leafs, steering his team to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 3. Toronto could sweep Ottawa on Saturday night, and Benoit has emerged as a postseason marvel,