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The 24-year-old Daccord, who was given the net
because Matt Murray was injured in warmup, stopped 33 shots for
the Senators to record his milestone.
The Maple Leafs, who led the league standings a couple of weeks
ago, have dropped five of six games, all in regulation time, and
could relinquish the North Division lead by the time they return
to action on Friday.
The Senators, who sit last in the all-Canadian division, used a
quick-strike attack to open a two-goal lead and chase Toronto
starting goalie Michael Hutchinson. Tkachuk opened the scoring
when he intercepted Travis Boyd's ill-advised pass just inside
the Toronto blueline, and converted a shot from the right
face-off dot at the 6:06 mark for his 11th goal of the season.
Dzingel doubled the lead off the ensuing faceoff, getting the
puck from Clark Bishop as he entered the offensive zone and
slipping a shot home for his third goal in six games since
rejoining the Senators following a trade from Carolina. It's the
second fastest pair of goals scored in franchise history.
That spelled the end of the game for Hutchinson -- who stopped
only one of three shots -- and Frederik Andersen took the net
for Toronto, which wore throwback uniforms that honored the St.
Patricks, their original nickname during the 1920s.
Zach Hyman put the visitors on the board when he pounced on a
rebound in the middle of the opening period, but Batherson's
goals early in the second period sent the Senators away for
good.
After his power-play marker -- a gift of a goal thanks to an
outstanding cross-ice pass from Tim Stutzle -- exactly five
minutes into the second period made it a 3-1 game, Batherson lit
the lamp again 53 seconds later when he chipped a rebound shot
over Andersen's shoulder for his 11th of the season and 10th in
the last 15 games.
Hyman collected his second of the game when he buried a rebound
goal while the visitors had their goalie pulled with 5:20
remaining in regulation, and then William Nylander converted on
another rebound opportunity with 132 seconds remaining to make
it a one-goal game, but the visitors couldn't find one more to
force overtime.
Andersen finished with 26 saves for Toronto.
--Field Level Media
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