Sens' Ullmark posts shutout, staves off elimination vs. Maple Leafs

Field Level Media|published: Tue 29th April, 22:12 2025

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 29, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares (91) looks for a rebound in front of Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) in the first period during game five of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series.

The Maple Leafs lead the series 3-2, but the Senators have claimed the last two and host Game 6 on Thursday.

Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each had a goal and two assists and defenseman Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens also scored for the Senators.

Anthony Stolarz stopped 15 of 17 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost 13 of their last 14 chances to close out a playoff series.

Chabot gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead 3:46 into the second period.

Stutzle won the face-off and he and Tkachuk combined to get the puck to Chabot at the left point. He moved to the center of the ice and, from just inside the blue line, beat Stolarz with a wrist shot for his first career playoff goal.

Stolarz used his glove to knock away a slap shot by Tkachuk from the slot 56 seconds into the third period.

Cozens' short-handed goal 8:24 into the second period stretched the Senators' lead to 2-0. He scored from the slot off the rush after taking a pass from Adam Gaudette. It was also Cozens' first career playoff marker.

Stutzle produced an empty-net goal with 2:51 left and Tkackuk added another empty-netter with 47 seconds left.

The Maple Leafs outshot the Senators 12-3 in the first period, but Ottawa came the closest to scoring in the first 20 minutes.

After Perron hit the goal post from the left circle 2:06 into the game, the puck caromed off of Stolarz's equipment and was sliding toward the goal line, inches away from it, before Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly knocked it away and under Stolarz.

After Chabot gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead, Toronto's Steven Lorentz was poised to get the equalizer late in the second. He took a stretch pass from Stolarz and appeared to be in alone on Ullmark, but defenseman Nikolas Matinpalo and forward David Perron combined to bother Lorentz and knock the puck away.

--Field Level Media

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