TORONTO - Chad Kilger and Joe Nieuwendyk scored on consecutive shots 1:22 apart to lead the Maple Leafs over the Senators 4-1 and into the second round of the playoffs.
Ed Belfour had 36 saves as Toronto won the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series 4-3.
The fourth-seeded Maple Leafs will play the third-seeded Flyers in the second round beginning Thursday.
The Maple Leafs were facing the Senators for the fourth time in the past five postseasons and have beaten their Ontario rivals each time. Ottawa, the fifth seed in the East, never has won a Game 7 in four tries.
"We just tried to get the puck on the net as much as we could," Nieuwendyk said. "We rode the back of a hot goaltender and we're pretty excited to get through this first round."
Kilger got his second career playoff goal and his first since 1996 to open the scoring 6:19 into the game at Air Canada Centre. Tie Domi sent a pass from behind the net to Kilger on the right side of the goal, and Kilger chipped the puck over goaltender Patrick Lalime.
Nieuwendyk scored 1:22 later to put the Maple Leafs ahead 2-0. He took a pass from Brian Leetch and skated along the left boards before wristing a shot that beat Lalime to his stick side and slipped inside the near post.
The Senators then called their only timeout of the game, but it didn't help. Nieuwendyk scored again, this time with 21 seconds left in the period, sending a shot from the left faceoff circle through Lalime's legs for a 3-0 lead. Nieuwendyk had five goals in the series, giving him 65 for his career in the playoffs.
Lalime had eight saves before being replaced for the final two periods by Martin Prusek, who stopped 14 shots.
Vaclav Varada scored for Ottawa 22 seconds into the second, but Bryan McCabe got his third goal of the series with 12:01 left in the third to end the scoring.
Belfour, who tied a league record with three shutouts in the series, looked spectacular again. Fans chanted "Ed-die, Ed-die!" throughout.
Toronto won the series despite being outshot 238-154, and Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn called Belfour his best player.
The Maple Leafs were helped by quick starts, setting a league record by scoring first in all seven games.
Toronto won the series despite the absence of captain Mats Sundin for the final three games because of a lower body injury. Owen Nolan missed the series because of a knee injury.
PREDATORS: Brent Peterson, 46, a longtime associate coach, has Parkinson's disease. "I feel a little relieved now that everyone knows, so I can just go forward," Peterson told the Tennessean. "I didn't want anyone to know because I didn't want them to treat me differently."
He learned he was suffering from the chronic and progressive nervous disorder last summer, but only told his wife and a few close associates. Peterson revealed the news to players and management Sunday.
He spoke publicly about his condition Monday, the same day he was given a one-year contract extension.
"The doctors say I should have 5-10 years without it getting any worse," he said.
Parkinson's disease affects more than a million Americans. Symptoms can include tremors, rigid limbs, slowness of movement and poor balance. There is no known cure, but medication can help control the symptoms.
RED WINGS: Goalie Dominik Hasek is recovering in his hometown after successful groin surgery. Hasek, 39, was operated on in Prague last week. He came out of retirement last year, but played only 14 games this season because of the groin injury.
One of the league's greatest goalies, Hasek won two MVP awards and six Vezina trophies - given to the league's top goalie - during a nine-year stint in Buffalo. He also led the Czech Republic to gold in the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
Hasek joined the Red Wings before the 2001-02 season, winning his first Stanley Cup that season.
