Claude Giroux broke a second-period tie on a power play and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth straight victory.

Claude Giroux scored the winner on a second-period power play as the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to register their sixth straight victory Saturday night.

Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.

Ridly Greig had three chances to ice the game in regulation. The Ottawa Senators were up 3-2 on their rival Toronto Maple Leafs and had an open net to shoot at. One chance went wide. Greig scored on the second,

The Senators goaltender — his team’s best player on many nights — was flat on his stomach seconds later following a brutal gaffe that ended with Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews firing into an empty cage.

With the Senators win the move just four points back of the Lightning and Leafs in the Eastern Division. The Montreal Canadiens are up next for the Senators when they travel to Montreal on Tuesday before heading back to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday for a battle against Colorado.

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SENATORS 4, LEAFS 2 Nothing is more satisfying for the Ottawa Senators than a victory in the Battle of Ontario in enemy territory. The Senators skated onto one of the National Hockey League’s biggest stages and extended their winning streak to six games with a solid 4-2 decision over the arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.

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