OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Derek Batherson and Warren Fogel scored power-play goals and the Ottawa Senators — who rested six players in the playoffs — beat Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday night in the teams’ regular-season finale.
Dylan Cozens scored in an empty net and James Reimer stopped 19 shots against his former team. Ottawa earned the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 44-27-11 record. The first-round series will be on the road against Carolina.
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William Nylander scored for Toronto. Dennis Hilderby made 35 saves after being recalled by the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
Toronto went 32-36-14, securing a bottom-five finish that would allow it to retain its first-round pick in the upcoming draft. The Maple Leafs are 0-6-1 in their last seven games.
Midway through the third quarter, Nylander hit a backhand shot of a bouncing puck past Reimer to make it 2-1.
Basson opened the scoring in the first period with his 33rd goal of the season. Fogler made it 2-0 late in the second quarter.
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