6 d. ago Are this year’s Toronto Maple Leafs built to beat the Florida Panthers?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, and Postmedia’s Rob Wong wrap up the Battle of Ontario between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They discuss the killer instinct the Maple Leafs showed in Game 6, how the Senators should […]

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6 d. ago Senators’ Linus Ullmark outdueled in 'devastating' Battle of Ontario loss

As time elapsed and fans in Canadian Tire Centre waved their towels one last time this playoffs, Linus Ullmark stood in his crease, head hung and tears streaming as his teammates consoled him. Consumed by “devastation” and “sadness,” he thought about what could’ve been if he’d just made one more save. “You see everybody that […]

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7 d. ago Takeaways: Senators captain Brady Tkachuk devastated after Battle of Ontario loss

"It's devastating," Tkachuk said, his voice cracking. "I believed. It's a tough pill to swallow right now."

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7 d. ago Chaos erupts in Toronto streets after Leafs win series with Senators

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't given their fans a ton of playoff performances to celebrate in recent history, so when they got the chance on Thursday, fans took full advantage.The Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 to wrap up their first-round Battle of Ontario. While the game took place in Ottawa, there were plenty of fans going wild in Toronto after the big win.After so many heartbreaks over the years, Maple Leafs fans waited until the very end to start their celebration. William Nylander scored an empty-net goal with less than a minute remaining to finish the Senators off, which sent fans in Toronto into bedlam.The fans watching on the big screen at Maple Leaf Square were jubilant as the clock hit zero.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Scotiabank Arena (@scotiabankarena)The Leafs were ahead 3-0 in this series, but the Senators came back to make it interesting. It was reminisce...

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7 d. ago Ottawa Senators suffer heartbreaking series loss in Battle of Ontario

The Battle of Ontario had a heartbreaking finish for the Ottawa Senators. The Senators came up short in their attempt to write a storybook ending in the first playoff series against their provincial rivals in 21 years. Trying to become only the fifth team in National Hockey League history to erase a 3-0 deficit in […]

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8 d. ago Ottawa Senators ready to write another chapter in Battle of Ontario comeback story

For the Ottawa Senators, it will be do-or-die for the third straight time when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at home Thursday night.

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9 d. ago Takeaways: Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark is on the mark in Battle of Ontario

"I expect pure insanity. That's for sure," Captain Brady Tkachuk says of Game 6 on Thursday night in Ottawa.

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1 week ago Bad blood is building between Senators and Maple Leafs in Battle of Ontario

There were some more fireworks off the ice in the Battle of Ontario on Monday. As the Senators and Maple Leafs prepared for Game 5 of the series on Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, the good people in Toronto weren’t the least bit pleased with Ottawa defenceman Artem Zub. Centre John Tavares was […]

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1 week ago Claude Giroux trying to help Senators complete a reverse sweep in Battle of Ontario

Gioux was part of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 when they came back from 3-0 to beat the Boston Bruins in seven games.

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1 week ago Ottawa Senators alive and getting ready for Game 5 of Battle of Ontario

'It's one game at a time right now. Everyone knows that. ... It's not that complicated. Worry about the next game.'

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1 week ago Takeaways: Ottawa Senators have no regrets after gutsy OT win in Battle of Ontario

"It as a do-or-die situation," captain Brady Tkachuk said of the win

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1 week ago Maple Leafs fail to sweep Senators, fall in overtime in Game 4

Put those brooms away, Leafs Nation. Some 24 years after sweeping the Ottawa Senators from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Maple Leafs couldn’t get it done again on Saturday night. We’re going to have Game 5 in the Battle of Ontario after the Senators beat the Leafs 4-3 in overtime at the Canadian Tire Centre. […]

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1 week ago A fine to the Senators and Nick Cousins sparks a Battle of Ontario off the ice

The NHL acted after pregame incident

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1 week ago Ottawa Senators desperate to write a comeback story in Battle of Ontario

Alternate captain Claude Giroux was part of the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers team that erased a 3-0 series deficit to beat the Boston Bruins.

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2 w. ago Takeaways: Ottawa Senators aren't ready to surrender the Battle of Ontario

"One thing I know about our team is they're not going to lie down. We're not going to go away, we're going to be ready to play," says coach Travis Green

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2 w. ago Ottawa Senators winger Ridly Greig is Public Enemy No. 1 in Battle of Ontario

The Ottawa Senators' Ridly Greig is at his best when he's a pain in the butt to play against. He has made his mark on the first two games of this series.

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2 w. ago Battle of Ontario between Senators and Leafs heats up off the ice

We knew heading into this series that Ridly Greig could emerge as a villain, and it didn't take long to happen.

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2 w. ago Maple Leafs have chance to reach rare feat in Game 2 of Battle of Ontario with Senators

Leafs seek to improve forechecking, 5-on-5 play and take a 2-0 series lead against rival Senators

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2 w. ago Toronto Maple Leafs just pulled off something they haven't done in decades

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 their provincial rivals.And while all wins count the same in a best-of-7 series, how the Leafs got the W wasn't something they've seen since, well, last millennium.Toronto scored three goals on the night via the power play, a welcome sight for those who saw Toronto go 1-for-11 on the man advantage in 2024 in a seven-game first-round series against the Boston Bruins.Via Sportsnet Stats, it was actually the first time Toronto had scored three power play goals in a playoff game since 1999, in another Game 1 against the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference Final.Leafs score 3 Power Play goals in a playoff game for the first time since Game 1 of the 1999 East Final vs the Sabres pic.twitter.com/9RG3qQh0e5— Sportsnet Stats (@S...

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: Leafs beat Senators, Sens defeat themselves, in Game 1 of Battle of Ontario

They were a first-time playoff team looking like a first-time playoff team

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