Maple Leafs win one battle after another to set tone in opening game blowout

The Battle of Ontario is essentially the sum of many smaller conflicts, and the Toronto Maple Leafs won all of them comprehensively, stomping the Ottawa Senators with a 6-2 victory that doubled as a declaration of intent. Toronto entered Game 1 with

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Monday FTB: Games One

Last night the Leafs opened their series against the Senators. How did it stand up against past years openers?

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NHL playoffs daily: Hurricanes down Devils, Maple Leafs rout Senators, Golden Knights outlast Wild

Day 2 of the NHL playoffs took place Sunday with three more Game 1s. The Athletic has takeaways for all the action.

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Inexperienced Senators exposed in Game 1 loss to Maple Leafs

In the first Battle of Ontario playoff game in 21 years, the inexperienced Ottawa Senators were exposed by a Toronto Maple Leafs squad that already has the post-season know-how.

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‘Hell of a competitor’: Maple Leafs’ Stolarz carries dominance into Game 1 win

While much will be said of the offensive outburst that carried the Leafs to this rout of the young Senators, there was another piece of Sunday night’s puzzle that wound up just as crucial — the steady brilliance of netminder Anthony Stolarz.

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It wasn’t just the win – it was how the Leafs won Game 1 that matters

So many of the Leafs’ weaknesses in recent playoff runs were instead strengths Sunday night.

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Senators’ Green believes Maple Leafs did a ‘good job selling’ penalty calls

The Ottawa Senators found themselves on the wrong side of the penalty margin in Game 1, and the Toronto Maple Leafs took advantage.

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Senators Struggle With Penalties in Game 1 as Maple Leafs Win 6-2

For the first time since 2017, the Ottawa Senators returned to the playoffs to take on their old rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in a highly anticipated Battle of Ontario…

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Anthony Stolarz credits short-term memory for winning performance in Game 1 win vs. Senators

The Toronto Maple Leafs took Game 1 of the Battle of Ontario, and they did it with authority. Much was said about the Ottawa Senators’ inexperience as a group heading into the playoffs, and the final score reflected that. But just because the Leafs

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Craig Berube on the Leafs’ discipline in a big Game 1 win over Ottawa: ““We’re going to keep playing physical and hard between the whistles, but we’re not going to get involved in all of the antics after the whistles”

Head coach Craig Berube addressed the media after a 6-2 victory over the Senators in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series.  On the physicality of his team in Game 1: We were physical in the first period, I thought, and they w

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Maple Leafs, Senators Game 1 reactions (NHL page)

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Travis Green on the Senators’ high penalty count in their Game 1 loss to the Leafs: “There were a couple of calls that they did a good job selling… It’s tough on the refs”

Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green addressed the media after a 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series.  On the overall view of his team’s performance and whether nerves factored into his te

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