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TORONTO – For a team in true must-win mode, the Ottawa Senators showed no signs of desperation on Tuesday night. They didn’t need to. A structured game, quality goaltending and timely offence helped the Senators to a 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 to send the first-round series back to the…
TORONTO – The Senators won’t go away in the Battle of Ontario. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as Ottawa edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round matchup to 3-2. Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a…
OTTAWA – Max Pacioretty politely declined to answer the question. After touching on his level of excitement getting into the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff series and how well Toronto’s backroom staff works to get injured players ready for action, he was asked about the emotions of the last 75 days waiting for his chance. “I’d…
TORONTO – The same struggles that plagued the Ottawa Senators in their series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they returned for Game 2 on Tuesday night. An impressive Ottawa turnaround after the first intermission eventually led to overtime but it wasn’t enough to get on the board in the best-of-seven Battle of…
TORONTO – Max Domi was kicking around the Maple Leafs’ locker room when the Battle of Ontario was at its height. The son of former tough guy Tie Domi was a youngster scuffing floors with his mini sticks when Toronto bounced the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs four times in five years more than two…
TORONTO – Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday. The winger moved into the offensive zone in the extra period and ripped his first of the post-season upstairs past…
Mitch Marner and his Maple Leafs have never had offensive issues in the regular season. It’s been a different matter entirely when the calender flips to spring. Toronto entered Sunday having put up two goals or less in 13 of its previous 14 playoff games. Last year’s series against the Boston Bruins saw the club…
TORONTO – Mitch Marner and his Maple Leafs have never had offensive issues in the regular season. It’s been a different matter entirely when the calender flips to spring. Toronto entered Sunday having put up two goals or less in 13 of its previous 14 playoff games. Last year’s series against the Boston Bruins saw…
TORONTO – The Ottawa Senators made their first appearance in the NHL post-season in eight years on Sunday night. Their lack of playoff experience showed in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Undisciplined play, so-so goaltending and a weak penalty kill all proved costly in the opener of the best-of-seven…
TORONTO – Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs dumped the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to take Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. William Nylander and John Tavares, with a goal and an assist each, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz…
TORONTO – Oliver Ekman-Larsson smiled and politely dodged the question. Chris Tanev inferred his fellow Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman would be back. Head coach Craig Berube then confirmed the team would have a blue-line corps at full strength for Game 1 of the playoffs. Ekman-Larsson is set to suit up in Toronto’s opener Sunday night…
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will renew playoff hostilities Sunday — the first time the provincial rivals have faced off in a post-season Battle of Ontario in more than two decades. Toronto won all four series played between the teams from 2000 through 2004, including two victories in Game 7. The Canadian Press…
OTTAWA – It has taken longer than expected, but the Ottawa Senators are in the NHL playoffs for the first time in eight years. The Senators, who claimed the first wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference, will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s been…
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted April 17, 2025 9:37 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday. Auston Matthews, Philippe Myers…
TORONTO – Craig Berube wanted to finish Thursday night healthy. That mission accomplished, the Maple Leafs and their head coach can now solely focus on what the group has been working toward all season — the Stanley Cup playoffs. A mouth-watering first-round matchup awaits. Toronto came back from a 3-1 deficit in Thursday’s third period…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size MONTREAL – Kaiden Guhle scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens into the playoffs with a crucial 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in their regular-season finale Wednesday night. Nick Suzuki — with an assist — also scored while Jake Evans added an empty-net goal and Sam…
Morgan Rielly is often still replaying the game in his mind. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman has also developed a routine across 12 seasons grinding against NHL opponents that helps him relax after stepping off the ice and out of the action. Hydration and a meal are key. Maybe a glass of wine at home,…
For everything he’s done since his celebrated arrival in 2016, Auston Matthews can’t change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history of early round playoff collapses. Perhaps, a better future lies directly ahead for a team playing a more responsible defensive style under new coach Craig Berube, and after Toronto secured several individual and franchise achievements in clinching its first Atlantic…
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have one regular-season game remaining, but their sights are firmly set on the upcoming playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Senators learned they’ll open the post-season against their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ottawa was 3-0-0 against Toronto this season. This marks Ottawa’s first playoff appearance in eight years and…
TORONTO – Martin St. Louis was disappointed with the result. The Canadiens head coach also took a lot of positives — and a crucial point in the standings — from Saturday’s tough ask at Scotiabank Arena. Montreal fell 1-0 in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second game of a back-to-back to inch…
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2025 9:59 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to register his third shutout…
OTTAWA – The Montreal Canadiens have been playing some of their best hockey in recent weeks, but they came up short with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Montreal (39-31-9) failed to rise to the occasion and let a prime opportunity slip through its grasp with a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on…
By Lisa Wallace The Canadian Press Posted April 11, 2025 10:11 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA – Shane Pinto scored twice as the Ottawa Senators prevented the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot with a 5-2 win on Friday night. Ridly Greig added a goal and…
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2025 9:44 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – William Nylander and Nick Robertson had two goals apiece as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Anthony Stolarz made…
TORONTO – Nick Robertson knows it’s a numbers game. The Maple Leafs winger did his part to make the playoff math more difficult for his head coach Saturday. Robertson scored Toronto’s first two goals in a 5-0 drubbing of the Columbus Blue Jackets after spending the last three games watching from the press box as…
TORONTO – John Tavares put the puck in the net off a slick William Nylander feed. Mitch Marner then finished a nice setup from Auston Matthews before finding Matthew Knies with a breathtaking stretch pass that led to a breakaway goal. The Maple Leafs’ stars rose to the occasion offensively in Wednesday’s crucial tilt atop…
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2025 10:11 pm Updated April 2, 2025 10:12 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal in the third period and Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size MONTREAL – Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came back for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the second game of a home-and-home on Tuesday night. Suzuki, who scored the winner with a wraparound,…
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2025 9:45 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – William Nylander had two goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-2 thumping of the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. John Tavares, with two goals…
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back in a big way Tuesday night, and their second line played a starring role in it. William Nylander, John Tavares and Bobby McMann combined to score five of the Leafs’ goals in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Nylander chipped in two assists and Tavares also…
