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, Game 3 victory against the Ottawa Senators at a raucous Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

The Leafs boast some of the biggest names in hockey, but on Thursday someone new became "the king of Toronto for a night."

In the whirlwind of the NHL regular season, it’s easy for players to go unnoticed, even when they’re playing their hearts out. That’s been the case for Simon Benoit of the Maple Leafs. He’s not the guy who’s always in the spotlight,