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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Maple Leafs go up 3-0 in series after OT win against the Senators

Toronto Maple Leafs player celebrating their Game 3 win over the Ottawa Senators in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs player celebrating their Game 3 win over the Ottawa Senators in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images/AFP
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to be pure cinema as the Toronto Maple Leafs take down the Ottawa Senators in overtime as they are now one win away from a series sweep while the Blues put up seven goals in their win over the Jets which saw a combined 130 hits!

Maple Leafs 3-2 Senators

The Senators got on the board first with a power play goal from Claude Giroux, but the Leafs responded with a power play goal of their own courtesy of Matthew Knies, his second of the playoffs. 

Then, just 32 seconds in the second period, Leafs captain Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the playoffs to put them up 2-1. 

But Ottawa's notable star Brady Tkachuk scored to tie it all up to send it to OT. 

In Ottawa's first home playoff game since 2007, it came to an unfortunate end after Simon Benoit scored the game-winner for the Leafs after the first minute into overtime.

The Sens will try to avoid to series sweep when Game 4 takes place on Saturday, April 26th. 

Blues 7-2 Jets

After going down 0-2 in the series, St. Louis responded with emphasis in Game 3 by getting things started with three straight goals in the first period, the first two from Pavel Buchnevich.

From then on it was pure dominance as the Blues scored five of the game's next seven goals. 

They outshot the Jets 28-18 while both teams combined for 130 total hits (WPG - 67, STL - 63)!

Game 4 will take place on Sunday, April 27th. 

Wild 5-2 Golden Knights

After going down 1-0 in the series, the Wild have rebounded, especially in a Game 3 which saw their star, Kirill Kaprizov, score two power play goals to help them to a win. 

Despite being outshot and outhit, the Wild took over in the second period where they outshot the Golden Knights and put up two goals courtesy of Matt Boldy and Kaprizov.

The Golden Knights failed to convert on all four of their power plays, ultimately proving to be their downfall after losing back-to-back games by the same score. 

Panthers 2-0 Lightning

The Panthers beat out the Lightning yet again to take a 2-0 series lead after what was a feisty matchup. 

Lightning forward Brandon Hagel even received a five-minute major for this hit on Panthers' captain Aleksander Barkov

But it was the Panthers who got the last laugh thanks to an empty-netter from Sam Bennett in third period.