The loss marks the end of the Senators' first playoff appearance since 2017 and the end of Brady Tkachuk’s first postseason run after 512 regular-season games. Tkachuk scored in the second period Thursday, tipping in a point shot from Thomas Chabot to extend his point streak to five games and cut Toronto's advantage in half to 2-1.

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The Senators stayed alive once again on Tuesday, shutting out the Maple Leafs 4-0 and sending the series back to Canada's capital for Game 6.