Pacioretty’s tale is one of endurance. He signed a one-year, incentive-laden contract with Toronto prior to the season following a pair of Achilles injuries that limited him to five games during the 2022-23 season and kept him out until Jan. 3, 2024, when he returned to play 47 games with the Washington Capitals.

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally finished off the Ottawa Senators on their third chance to end the series, winning 4-2 in Game 6 on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre to book a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Toronto's Max Pacioretty broke a 2-2 tie at 14:21 of the third period. It was Pacioretty's first goal since Dec. 20.

TORONTO (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as the Ottawa Senators edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday night to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round series to 3-2.