The loss means the Maple Leafs are 1-13 in postseason games where they could eliminate an opponent since Matthews, Marner and William Nylander started playing together in 2016 -- 1-12 since John Tavares signed a seven-year, $77 million contract July 1, 2018, the center missing three of those games with an injury.

The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to close out a playoff series for the 13th time in 14th attempts, losing Game 5 at home to the Ottawa Senators in a 4-0 shutout. With pressure mounting after blowing a 3-0 series lead, head coach Craig Berube made it clear on Wednesday that blame shouldn’t rest solely on the Leafs' "Core Four."

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.