The Toronto Maple Leafs were missing Auston Matthews for their Friday night game against the Ottawa Senators.
It showed. The Toronto Maple Leafs struggled to generate offense and looked listless for most of the night.
In the end, even Ilya Samsonov’s great home record could not save them.
The final score: Ottawa 6, Toronto 2.
Toronto Maple Leafs Have Possible Worst Game of Season
Matt Murray was scheduled to start for the first time in a while, but he was injured in warm up, and Samsonov got his fifth game in a row.