4 h. ago Ottawa Senators take one on the chin in Game 1 of Battle of Ontario

Goaltender Linus Ullmark isn't good enough, and neither is anyone else in loss to Toronto Maple Leafs

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5 h. ago Maple Leafs’ stars, supporting cast, Stolarz shine in Game 1 romp over Senators

For the Maple Leafs to shine in playoffs, the stars must come out and the lesser planets align. The skies looked promising to open a post-season tournament where success is so essential to this Toronto roster’s future. Not only did the Core Four rack up nine points in a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on […]

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14 h. ago Maple Leafs’ Lorentz speaks to long grind of Stanley Cup playoffs

Steven Lorentz knows. The Maple Leafs winger knows what it takes to win the Stanley Cup, knows that properly handling the roller-coaster ride that can be a long playoff run is paramount. A year after lifting the Cup with the Florida Panthers, and on the morning of the Leafs’ Battle of Ontario opener against the […]

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15 h. ago WARMINGTON: Grapes predicts fast start as LeafsNation gear up for playoffs

After getting a surprise call from The Great One and celebrating release of daughter Cindy's book, Don Cherry says cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs to go all the way to the finals

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15 h. ago WARMINGTON: Grapes predicts fast start as LeafsNation gears up for playoffs

After getting a surprise call from The Great One and celebrating release of daughter Cindy's book, Don Cherry says cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs to go all the way to the finals

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17 h. ago What the scouts are saying about the Maple Leafs and Senators series

Maple Leafs in six. That’s how a couple of veteran National Hockey League scouts see the Battle of Ontario ending, with the Leafs taking care of the Ottawa Senators in one less game than is required in the best-of-seven series. Some of the factors in the series that came up in our conversations, with Game […]

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19 h. ago SIMMONS SUNDAY: Leafs have to reverse their sorry record in series openers

Game 1 means everything for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They can’t afford to lose to the Ottawa Senators. Not on opening night. They can’t afford to get behind early. They can’t afford to have doubt creep into their playoff consciousness. They can’t afford to jog memories of past failures. There’s too much history here. And […]

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27 h. ago «Ils étaient gros et ils étaient toughs»: un nouveau chapitre pour la «Bataille de l’Ontario»

Patrick Lalime se souvient très bien des différentes séries ayant opposé les Sénateurs aux Maple Leafs au début du siècle.

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33 h. ago Stolarz, Maple Leafs embark on what they hope is long playoff run

Anthony Stolarz is ready for his close-up. It arrives on Sunday night a Scotiabank Arena in Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators, when Stolarz will make his first start in a Stanley Cup playoff game. “I’m extremely blessed and grateful to be able to play this game (for a living),” Stolarz said after practice on […]

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33 h. ago Maple Leafs wary of Ottawa Senators’ ability to draw penalties

The Maple Leafs went directly to the drawing board in discussing the Ottawa Senators’ ability to get calls in their favour. The Sens led the National Hockey League during the 2024-25 regular season with 349 penalties drawn. The Leafs, whose penalty kill was 31st in the NHL after Jan. 15, will have no choice but […]

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33 h. ago Former Maple Leafs Gary Roberts, Alyn McCauley fondly recall Battle of Ontario

Fitting, the way it has worked out for Gary Roberts. The former Maple Leafs forward shares season tickets with three friends, and as such, each gets the first Leafs home game of the Stanley Cup playoffs every four years. It’s Roberts’ turn on Sunday. An instrumental performer for the Leafs in the Battle of Ontario […]

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34 h. ago The Ottawa Senators are ready for the Battle of Ontario's big stage

The last Battle of Ontario ended exactly 21 years ago today

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35 h. ago Maple Leafs scratches trying to stay positive amid team playoff hype

It had to be one of the hardest practices of the season for Max Pacioretty, David Kampf and Ryan Reaves to get through. No one likes to be an understudy when the curtain is raised on opening night of the playoffs and there’s a buzz in the city. The veteran trio have to suck it […]

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36 h. ago Injured Leafs return, coach rewards strong push in setting lineup for Senators

The band is back together for what they hope will be a long spring tour. Having survived the past couple of weeks with two injured defencemen, both the blueline and four forward lines were optimally set during the Maple Leafs’ final practice before the Battle of Ontario commences Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena. Jake McCabe […]

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57 h. ago Ottawa Senators ready to write a new chapter against Toronto Maple Leafs

"We've got some demons to conquer there, so hopefully the guys can get it done," says Sens legend Chris Neil

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57 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Treliving shrugs off Stolarz’s lack of playoff experience

Anthony Stolarz has just one Stanley Cup playoff game on his resume. The man who signed Stolarz to a two-year contract last summer in free agency, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving, could not care less. “I know everybody talks about lack of playoff experience and what’s the old line, ‘Experience is really important, unless […]

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60 h. ago Why does Apple TV like to annoy Blue Jays fans on Friday nights?

Pumped for a big weekend of Toronto sports viewing? The Battle of Ontario on Sunday will be the highlight, of course, as the Maple Leafs get their long-anticipated playoffs under way. And then there are the pleasantly surprising 11-8 Blue Jays, who start a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at the […]

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61 h. ago Maple Leafs ‘ready to write a new chapter’ GM Brad Treliving says

Brad Treliving wasn’t about to throw any fuel onto the playoff fire. The Maple Leafs general manager held court on Good Friday, the only member of the organization who talked to media after the club had an optional skate at the Ford Performance Centre. The Leafs will get down to serious business on Saturday with […]

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61 h. ago Brady Tkachuk ready to lead Ottawa Senators into Battle of Ontario

Brady Tkachuk will finally get to satisfy a seven-year itch. The Ottawa Senators captain started the club’s 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, but don’t be concerned that he didn’t finish. Tkachuk, who returned after missing eight games with an upper-body injury he suffered on March 30, confirmed […]

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63 h. ago Spirits of ’67 shadow playoffs, but these Maple Leafs in the here and now

Mention 1967 around Toronto’s older sports populace and few would associate the date with Canada’s centennial or the Beatles’- inspired Summer of Love. More likely they’ll equate it to the start of nuclear winter where the absence of the Stanley Cup is now an NHL record 57 years and counting for the Maple Leafs. When the Panthers paraded it […]

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