Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares opened up about his concussion scare after a hard hit from Ottawa Senators ’ Artem Zub during Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. Tavares left the game early in overtime following a hit to the head that triggered removal by an NHL concussion spotter.

TORONTO -- John Tavares isn’t about to let some aches and pains in his face stand in the way of doing his part for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET: CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN).

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators are preparing for Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night. The past three games have gone to overtime, and Jake Sanderson saved Ottawa’s season on Saturday in sudden death.