16 h. ago Zeroes across board for Maple Leafs as roaring Panthers tie series at 2

Joseph Woll’s playoff inexperience is now the least of the Maple Leafs’ concerns. While he did his part to try to keep Toronto ahead in this series with 35 saves Sunday, the Florida Panthers, rounding into Stanley Cup champion form, had the jump in just about every area in winning a war of attrition in […]

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28 h. ago Séries LNH: les Maple Leafs peuvent envoyer les Panthers dans les câbles

Les Maple Leafs de Toronto pourraient tirer un grand avantage de leur série contre les Panthers de la Floride, dimanche à Sunrise.

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45 h. ago RICK VAIVE: Two cagey Stanley Cup coaches enliven this series

We’ve seen three one-goal games in this Toronto-Florida series, which is pretty amazing on its own. But I’ve also enjoyed watching what’s happening behind both benches. Paul Maurice of the Panthers started Game 3 with an entirely new fourth line, A.J. Greer, Tomas Nosek and Jonah Gadjovich. Who does that? Two of them hadn’t been […]

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51 h. ago Let’s keep the Maple Leafs’ series lead in perspective after OT loss

Taking a 3-0 lead in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Ottawa Senators was one thing. Expecting to take a similar stranglehold against the defending Cup champion Florida Panthers was asking for too much. The Maple Leafs couldn’t get the decisive goal in overtime on Friday night at Amerant Bank […]

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4 d. ago Little things mean a lot to Maple Leafs in building a series lead over Panthers

Big wins are built from a lot of little plays. The Maple Leafs certainly have discovered that in the course of their first eight playoff games. Upon further review of taking a 2-0 lead Wednesday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, salient solo moments came to light, in particular sacrifices by the defence. […]

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4 d. ago Séries de la LNH: une première pour les Maple Leafs en 62 ans

Une longue «disette» a pris fin, mercredi.

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6 d. ago Which of the Jets, Oilers or Maple Leafs has the best chance of winning their series?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, The Province and Vancouver Sun Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down the second-round series for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs. They discuss which of the Jets […]

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8 d. ago What the Senators took away from their first taste of playoff hockey

Less than 48 hours removed from his team’s first-round series loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk admitted it still feels like it hasn’t ended. “I’m still not over it I still wish we were playing Game 7 tonight,” he said. With a dozen Senators players carrying zero playoff experience […]

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9 d. ago Toronto bars and restaurants getting major boost during Leafs playoff games

Toronto is abuzz with excitement after the Maple Leafs pulled off a Game 6 series-clinching win against the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs, but bars and restaurants close to the action have extra reason to celebrate.According to data from Moneris, Canada's leading commerce provider, Toronto's restaurant industry, and those institutions in and around Scotiabank Arena in particular, saw a boost in customer spending during the first two games of the series.During game one, Moneris reports that food and beverage institutions near Scotiabank saw a five per cent increase in business, which, considering the game was played on a holiday Sunday, is no small feat.During game two, spending for the bars and restaurants in the area saw an even greater increase at six per cent.As for the bars and restaurants elsewhere in the city, Moneris' data also shows that, during the first two games of the series, bars and restaurants elsewhere in the c...

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1 week ago Plenty of evidence Florida Panthers will go for the jugular against Maple Leafs

Scenes the Maple Leafs should sear into memory before their next series against the Florida Panthers: * Brad Marchand in handshake line, after besting Art Ross Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov of the Lightning, with plastic rats strewn on the ice. * Aaron Ekblad at the Panthers bench after his shot on Brandon Hagel’s chin, with […]

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1 week ago Toronto Maple Leafs break 'cursed' narrative and close out Senators series

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing a little bit longer this spring.Facing off against the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their first-round series, the Leafs certainly made Thursday night one to remember.Max Pacioretty's first goal of the playoffs late in the third period — followed by a William Nylander empty-netter — gave Toronto a 4-2 win to knock off the Ottawa Senators and give the franchise just their second playoff series win since 2004.With Toronto winning the first three games of the series (two in overtime), they made their fans sweat by allowing Ottawa to come out victorious in the next two.For any longtime Leafs fan, the familiar feelings of existential dread, cursing of one's family lineage, and wondering who exactly to blame for the supposed cursed nature of their franchise began to set in. After Toronto was held scoreless in Game 5 in a 4-0 loss, it was easy to wonder if another all-time collapse was on the way.Auston Matthews broke the deadlock ...

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1 week ago Canadian Tire Centre to host outdoor watch party for Game 6 of Senators

The Ottawa Senators will host an outdoor watch party for Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, team president Cyril Leeder confirmed Wednesday morning. The event will take place outside Gate 1 of Canadian Tire Centre in the CIBC Red Zone, where a large screen will broadcast the game live. […]

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1 week ago Can the Ottawa Senators force a Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs?

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 break down the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk discuss whether Ottawa’s Game 5 victory has planted a seed of doubt in the Maple […]

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1 week ago Inside The Leafs: Are the Maple Leafs in trouble against the Senators?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the Maple Leafs 4-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 5. They discuss why the Maple Leafs still have a great opportunity to finish the series and if […]

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1 week ago Maple Leafs fail to finish off Senators again as series heads back to Ottawa

This has been a bad week for any blue team with a big lead trying to take over Ottawa.  But moving from the political arena to the rink, it’s the Maple Leafs who’ve given the Senators another life, dropping Game 5 by a 4-0 score on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.  That leaves the Senators down […]

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1 week ago Do the Maple Leafs have the killer instinct to finish off the Senators?

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 break down the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk about the recent history of the Maple Leafs coming up short in series-clinching games and […]

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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 John Tavares and Maple Leafs not happy with no call on Artem Zub hit, but move on

John Tavares feels good. Other than a bit of soreness in his jaw and cheek, the Maple Leafs veteran reported nothing serious in the past few days after he was rocked on a hit thrown by Ottawa Senators defenceman Artem Zub in overtime of Game 4 on Saturday night. Tavares wasn’t thrilled that no penalty […]

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2 w. ago Extra day off in this series could end up helping says Craig Berube

When Craig Berube thinks of three straight overtimes, 95 shot blocks by his Maple Leafs, Ottawa dishing out 188 hits — all three being league playoff highs — he’s OK with an extra day off in this series. The Toronto coach spent a few minutes of his own quiet Sunday on a Zoom call with […]

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2 w. ago Is Senators head coach Travis Green getting outcoached by Toronto’s Craig Berube?

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 break down Game 3 of the first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They discuss whether Senators head coach Travis Green is getting outcoached […]

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