But Shane Pinto, Saturday night's hero, made his feelings known about the traditional Leaf fan invasion when he was asked about it in a pre-game interview with Sportsnet's Kyle Bukauskus.

Pinto scored a goal on seven shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Predators. Pinto's tally at 6:17 of the third period was the game-winner. Five of his 11 goals on the season have been game-winners.

Pinto was riding a five-game winning streak before he was injured in Tuesday's matchup with the Lightning after logging just 2:57 of ice time. With Pinto on the shelf, the Sens will roll with seven ...