19 h. 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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21 h. 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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22 h. 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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36 h. 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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37 h. 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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37 h. ago Auston Matthews, core back up their words as Maple Leafs advance

Never in doubt. On the outside, yes, there was plenty of doubt in the Maple Leafs after they lost two consecutive games against the Ottawa Senators, results that allowed the Sens to climb back into the first-round series in the Battle of Ontario. In the Leafs dressing room, however, the confidence didn’t falter. The same […]

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38 h. ago Max Pacioretty libère les Maple Leafs et élimine les Sénateurs

La formation torontoise peut enfin dire mission accomplie, ayant éliminé les Sénateurs d’Ottawa au premier tour.

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39 h. 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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39 h. ago William Nylander scores twice, Maple Leafs win to eliminate Senators

The Maple Leafs’ core can score. Finally, when it mattered most. And how about that wily veteran Max Pacioretty? On the strength of goals by William Nylander, captain Auston Matthews and Pacioretty, the Leafs advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 win in Game 6 against the Ottawa Senators […]

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39 h. 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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42 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Teammates inspire teammates, rolling Panthers await

The message was sinking in, apparently. Or specifically, how the message was being worded in the Maple Leafs dressing room before Game 6 Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. A day after Leafs coach Craig Berube said the only pressure his players have is from their own teammates, captain Auston Matthews carried a similar tune on […]

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42 h. ago Match numéro 6 à Ottawa: une pure folie dont le Québec a été privé

Les partisans des Sénateurs ont pu vivre, jeudi soir à Ottawa, ce que ceux du CH auraient tant espéré: la frénésie entourant un 6e match à domicile.

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49 h. ago How Adam Gaudette became the Senators' unlikely playoff standout

With clutch plays and a matured game, Gaudette is seizing the moment in Ottawa’s quest for a comeback in Battle of Ontario

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66 h. ago Ottawa Senators unearth ghosts of Leafs' playoff disappointments

After two straight wins for the Ottawa Senators, Leaf Nation is hitting the panic button with Game 6 on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

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68 h. 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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2 d. 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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2 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago LEAF TAKEAWAYS: Special teams go into hiding at worst possible time

If there’s one team the Maple Leafs historically have no trouble closing out at playoff time, it’s the Ottawa Senators. But this is not the early 2000s anymore. These Sens aren’t folding, living to fight another day, another game, going at home again to the Canadian Tire Centre. With the Leafs’ Scotiabank Arena ready to […]

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3 d. ago Ineffective night for Auston Matthews line helps seal Maple Leafs’ Game 5 fate

Late on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena, Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews mentioned not looking in the rearview mirror. The Leafs have little choice but to look ahead to Game 6 in the Battle of Ontario on Thursday night in Ottawa after failing to put the Senators away in Game 5. Still, the Leafs will […]

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