Nylander had two goals and an assist, Auston Matthews scored, and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs, who are the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Division. They will face the Florida Panthers in the second round.

Max Pacioretty's goal with 5:39 left lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 series-clinching victory over the host Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Thursday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs don't appear to be worried despite nearly blowing a 3-0 lead in their series with the Senators.