OTTAWA -- Max Pacioretty broke a tie with 5:39 remaining in the third period for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who eliminated the Ottawa Senators with a 4-2 win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

The Maple Leafs advanced to take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in their first-round series.

The Maple Leafs are off to the second round of the playoffs. It just took a little longer than they would have liked. Max Pacioretty scored the winner with 5:39 left in regulation as Toronto beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 to win the teams' first-round playoff series 4-2 on Thursday.