Andersen flirting with another slow October as Leafs lose to Senators 5-3
TORONTO — After slow starts the past two NHL seasons, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen is hoping this October is different.
On Saturday night, however, things didn’t go according to plan.
Andersen gave up four goals on 23 shots as the Maple Leafs lost to the Ottawa Senators 5-3. Particularly alarming was that Andersen gave up three goals on the first nine shots from a Senators team in full rebuild mode after trading all-star defenceman Erik Karlsson in the off-season.
The 29-year-old looked sharper in the second half of the game, making some key saves, but gave up the eventual winner to Thomas Chabot 1:42 into the third period as the defenceman threaded the puck between Toronto defenders before snapping the puck past Andersen.