NHL: Toronto 2, Ottawa 1 (SO)

OTTAWA, March 6 (UPI) -- Phil Kessel got the shootout game-winner as well as Toronto's only regulation goal, pacing the Maple Leafs to a 2-1 win over Ottawa Saturday.

Kessel's shootout marker past Pascal Leclaire proved the winner after Toronto goalie Jonas Gustavsson made a stop on Ottawa's Jason Spezza and the Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin sealed the win with another shootout goal.

Kessel also got the Leafs' only regulation tally, pulling Toronto even at 1-1 in the second period with a snap shot that found its way past Leclaire at the 6:50 mark -- his 22nd goal of the season.

Chris Neil got Ottawa's only goal while Leclaire stopped 30 shots for the Senators, losers of four of their last five games.