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Leafs Drop Preseason Home Opener To Sens

AM800-Sports-Hockey-NHL-Maple Leafs-Ottawa-Pre-season-2017-1.3301644 TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 19: Mitch Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and teammate Tyler Bozak #42 prepare to take the ice for warm up before facing the Ottawa Senators at the Air Canada Centre in their preseason hockey game on September 19, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) (Mitch Marner of the Leafs and teammates before facing the Senators in their preseason hockey game on September 19, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images))

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Ottawa beats the Leafs for the second straight night, this time 52 in Toronto

Erik Burgdoerfer scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 last night in pre-season action.

Ottawa (2-0-0) defeated Toronto (0-2-0) 6-2 on Monday night in the first half of the home-and-home series.

The Senators also got goals from Logan Brown and Fredrik Claesson. Filip Chlapik and Patrick Sieloff added empty-netters with less than two minutes to play in the third.Brown, is a 19 year old centre from the Spitfires and Sieloff is a former Spitfire defenceman.

Former Spit, Kerby Rychel played for the Leafs, and took minor penalties for slashing, boarding, and a face-off violation.

Patrick Marleau and James van Riemsdyk responded for the Leafs.

Mike Condon made 22 saves for Ottawa in just over a period and a half of work while Marcus Hogberg stopped 16 shots in relief.