Senators Get Even

Ottawa
Senators

"Our confidence is a little better now than after our first two games," said Dackell. "It's a new series now. It will be a great battle on Saturday. We know they play better at home. It will be a great series now."

After Toronto won the first two games the 'Battle of Ontario' looked to be a quick one, but Ottawa has battled back with two wins at home.

"My play doesn't bother me. All that matters is that we won the last two games. That's what I'm truly happy about," said Ottawa goalie Tom Barrasso, who surrendered seven goals in the first two games and four in the last two. "If you play a great game and you don't win, then it doesn't matter how you played. I have my name on the Cup twice, but some of the guys aren't as fortunate. This is what we're playing for, this is our lives."

Sergei Berezin scored with 3:50 remaining for the Leafs, who outshot the Senators 32-22.

"We all thought it would be a tough series," Toronto coach Pat Quinn said. "They played well tonight. We didn't penetrate as well as we should have, so we weren't good enough to win. You try to guard for breaks, including lucky bounces, but you can't worry about that stuff. It's gone by. All that matters is the next game. The past is the past."

"I thought we had a chance to win both games here," Leafs captain Mats Sundin said. "We didn't play that badly tonight. We just had two turnovers that cost us."