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Toronto Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit Is Their Unlikely Hero: How He Earned His Role
If you told Toronto Maple Leafs fans their sixth- or seventh-best defenseman would be significantly responsible for two straight overtime goals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, you would’ve been asked to immediately take a sobriety test.
Benoit surprise OT hero, again, for Maple Leafs against Senators
Instead, it was a 26-year-old, third-pair defenseman from Laval, Quebec, who proved to be the difference-maker by beating goalie Linus Ullmark at 1:19 of overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at a raucous Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.
Leafs vs. Senators: Simon Benoit is the unlikely overtime hero in Game 3, Toronto goes for sweep
Benoit’s performance was such that the NHL’s stats keepers took notice: He scored the 10th-fastest overtime goal by a defenceman in Stanley Cup playoff history, and became the seventh defenceman with a hand in two overtime winners in a row. He also scored the third-fastest overtime goal in Leafs history.
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Benoit surprises even himself with OT goal: 'I just lifted both of my arms and didn't move'Simon Benoit wasn't sure how to react. The Maple Leafs defenceman had just flung a puck on goal through traffic in overtime. He found himself in the middle of a wild celebration seconds later.
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Matthew Knies on whether he tipped Simon Benoit’s overtime winner: ‘I’m gonna say it’s Benny’s’Game 3 of the new era Battle of Ontario went to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and just like in Game 2, it ended in dramatic ...
Not known very much for his offensive ability, Benoit was the Game 3 hero, scoring just 1:19 into overtime and giving the ...
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