{"id":274885,"date":"2025-04-25T05:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T05:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/senators-travis-green-makes-feelings-known-after-being-on-brink-of-playoff-elimination-following-game-3-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","slug":"senators-travis-green-makes-feelings-known-after-being-on-brink-of-playoff-elimination-following-game-3-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/senators-travis-green-makes-feelings-known-after-being-on-brink-of-playoff-elimination-following-game-3-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators&#8217; Travis Green makes feelings known after being on brink of playoff elimination following Game\u00a03\u00a0loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4890732\" data-slug-id=\"2490464\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Travis Green&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/ottawa-senators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> are facing elimination after a tough 3-2 overtime loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> in Game 3 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Senators dropped Game 1 on Sunday with a tough 6-2 loss before coming up just short in Game 2 on Tuesday, falling 3-2 to the Leafs in overtime. The Game 3 loss now leaves the Senators trailing 3-0 in the first round series.<\/p>\n<p>Senators coach Travis Green didn&#8217;t mince words when expressing his disappointment after the game:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is disheartening, to say the least.I thought both teams played a hell of a game. Playoff hockey comes down to little inches or bounces. We were on the wrong end of it.&#8221; (per NHL. com)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The Senators were led by goals from Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux, while Linus Ullmark made 17 saves in net. Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies and Simon Benoit scored for Toronto, while Anthony Stolarz backstopped 18 shots to the win.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being on the verge of elimination, Green made it clear his team will continue fighting:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;One thing I know about our team is they&#8217;re not going to lie down. We&#8217;re not going to go away, we&#8217;re going to be ready to play.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ottawa will look to stave off elimination on home ice in Game 4 on Saturday night in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Game recap: Senators 3-2 OT loss against Leafs<\/h2>\n<p>Claude Giroux scored on a 5-on-3 power play to put Ottawa on board first, 1-0, in the second period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/matthew-knies-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Matthew Knies<\/a> got one for Toronto midway in the period, sent a pass into the slot with an odd bounce off Shane Pinto\u2019s skate to the goal line to even the score at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>Auston Matthews put the Leafs 2-1 ahead in the third period, blasting a one-timer from the right circle with Mitch Marner\u2019s feed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt was awesome. You can hear my voice because I was trying to yell over the crowd a little bit. It was everything you would envision out of our home crowd,\u201d said Green on playing in Ottawa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brady Tkachuk tied the game with a wrist shot off the rush to make it 2-2 at 11:22. 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