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Craig Berube on inserting Ryan Reaves for Leafs vs. Habs: “It’s a big rivalry… We have to be physical and play a heavy game”

Ahead of Saturday’s game in Montreal, head coach Craig Berube discussed the decision to dress Ryan Reaves, Philippe Myers’ emergence on the blue line, Simon Benoit sitting out a second straight game, and his favorite memories of games in Montreal

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Published: 3 months ago

Game in 10: Resilient team effort, more Simon Benoit OT heroics power Maple Leafs to 3-0 series lead over Senators

The Ottawa Senators were back at home, their fans actually showed up, they took their first lead of the series, and they had a 4-2 power play advantage. In the end, none of it mattered. It was a 3-2 Leafs final again, in overtime, just like the game

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Published: 45 minutes ago

Benoit Scores OT Winner as Maple Leafs Defeat Senators 3-2 in Game 3

The first Ottawa Senators home playoff game in nearly a decade certainly had its fair share of fireworks and penalties, but Simon Benoit’s overtime winner gave the Toronto Maple Leafs…

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Published: 1 hour ago

Matthew Knies on whether he tipped Simon Benoit’s overtime winner: ‘I’m gonna say it’s Benny’s’

Game 3 of the new era Battle of Ontario went to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and just like in Game 2, it ended in dramatic fashion. After Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the series to give the Leafs the 2-1 lead 32 seconds into the third period,

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Published: 1 hour ago

How Berube’s system has raised Maple Leafs ceiling in playoffs

Nick Kypreos joins Sportsnet Central after the Maple Leafs Game 3 win over the Senators, to discuss Simon Benoit being an unlikely playoff hero, Brady Tkachuk playing through injury and Berube’s system drastically changing the Leafs playoff outlook

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Published: 1 hour ago

Leafs' Simon Benoit plays OT hero, puts Senators on the brink: Game 3 takeaways

Maple Leafs win second consecutive 3-2 overtime game to take a 3-0 series stranglehold over the Ottawa Senators .

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Published: 1 hour ago

Benoit's OT goal puts Leafs up 3-0 over Senators

Simon Benoit scored on a slap shot from the point at 1:19 of overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Senators and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Published: 1 hour ago

Knee Jerk Reaction: Simon Benoit dazzles with overtime winner, Maple Leafs take 3-0 series lead

Sorry, WHO was the overtime hero in Game 3 against the Ottawa Senators? 48 hours after jumping into the rush and setting up Max Domi’s overtime goal for a Toronto Maple Leafs win in Game 2, Simon Benoit did what he frequently jokes that he can’t

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Published: 1 hour ago

‘Was keeping that one for the playoffs’: Maple Leafs’ Benoit on OT winner

Sportsnet’s Kyle Bukauskas speaks with Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit about scoring his first career playoff goal in overtime of Game 3 against the Ottawa Senators to give his team a 3-0 series lead.

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Published: 1 hour ago

Maple Leafs take 3-0 lead over Senators in Battle of Ontario

The Maple Leafs are one victory away from another Battle of Ontario triumph — and a trip to the second round of the NHL playoffs.

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Published: 1 hour ago

Game recap: Simon Benoit loves overtime; Maple Leafs take 3-0 series lead

The Battle of Ontario moves east, and slightly north.

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Published: 1 hour ago

Benoit scores overtime winner to lift Maple Leafs over Senators in Game 3

The Ottawa Senators‘ backs are officially against the wall. In the first playoff game in the nation’s capital since 2017, the Toronto Maple Leafs ruined the party at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night, securing a 3-2 overtime victory and a co

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Published: 2 hours ago

Tkachuk rifles one short side to send Senators fans into a frenzy

Watch as Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk gets the home crowd hyped up, firing a wrister that beats Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz for a third-period game-tying goal.

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Published: 2 hours ago