Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube highlighted his team’s ability to withstand the physical onslaught as a key to their Game 1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. The fifth instalment of the Battle of Ontario did not disappoint on the
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Which players aged 33 or older are playing for their first Stanley Cup this year, and who should we be rooting for the most?
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The Toronto Maple Leafs were firing on all cylinders in their Game 1 victory on Sunday night. Taking on the Ottawa Senators in the first Battle of Ontario matchup in the postseason since 2004, Toronto came through with a workmanlike 6-2 victory over
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators clearly don’t like each other after just one playoff game. Game 1 was chippy with big hits thrown by both sides. The referees ended up issuing 22 penalties, all of which occurred in the final 40 minutes.
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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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Last night the Leafs opened their series against the Senators. How did it stand up against past years openers?
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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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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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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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So many of the Leafs’ weaknesses in recent playoff runs were instead strengths Sunday night.
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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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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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