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'I'm Not Used To It, That's For Sure': Simon Benoit Embracing Attention After Maple Leafs Overtime Contributions Against Senators
As time passed after Simon Benoit's overtime-winner for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, his phone continued filling up with messages cheering him on.
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.
Benoit responded quickly and as smoothly and fluidly as one could, prompting Matthews, sitting to his side, to appear caught ...
Simon Benoit’s unexpected French response during the postgame press conference became the talk of the town after the Toronto ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs take a commanding 3-0 series lead as Simon Benoit gets the overtime winner in Game 3 against the ...
Following Simon Benoit’s overtime goal that gave Toronto a 3-2 win and a commanding 3-0 series lead, Maple Leafs supporters ...
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