For the past seven years, they’ve been nicknamed “the pesky Senators” by the Maple Leafs and local media. Ottawa always gives a more talented Toronto team fits, no matter what off-ice foibles were plaguing it;

Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.

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