OTTAWA — Everyone was talking about Brady Tkachuk in Ottawa on Thursday night, but Anton Forsberg was the man of the hour.
Forsberg made 46 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their season opener.
It was a perfect way to cap the day for the Senators, who had signed Tkachuk to a seven-year extension hours earlier.
"It's like you welcomed your big brother home," said Senators coach D. J. Smith. "He takes care of the boys in there and, you know, it doesn't matter who you're playing, if you're playing for the other team you know he's out there.