3 d. ago Inside The Leafs: Should Florida’s Sam Bennett have been suspended?

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 Game 1 win over the Florida Panthers. They discuss the controversial hit by Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett on goaltender Anthony Stolarz and the impressive performances […]

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3 d. ago RICK VAIVE: To win in playoffs, the best teams can’t lose their heads

I can see where people who grew up watching a different National Hockey League — and those playing in it now — can sometimes get frustrated. On one hand, there was Anthony Stolarz of the Leafs getting hurt without a penalty called on Sam Bennett. One the other, it seems you can’t get away with […]

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3 d. ago Analytics site thinks Toronto Maple Leafs will win Stanley Cup

The Toronto Maple Leafs, by definition, are the closest team to a Stanley Cup right now.Though they're facing a slight advantage over six other NHL teams by being the only second-round series to have gotten underway thus far, the Leafs took one step closer to Lord Stanley's mug on Monday night.Picking up a 5-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Florida Panthers in Game 1 of a rematch of the 2023 second round, Toronto became the first team this postseason to pick up five wins.And the victory not only moved Toronto closer to winning the series, but actually edged them into Stanley Cup favourites, according to a popular analytics site.By way of MoneyPuck.com's predictive odds for the rest of the postseason, the Leafs now have the NHL's best odds at 17.7 per cent chance of breaking their Stanley Cup curse.Per the MoneyPuck model, Toronto had started the night with 13.9 per cent odds, third in the league behind Florida at 16.3 per cent and Carolina at 14 per cent.The bett...

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3 d. ago Woll, Knies, Nylander leave a mark on Maple Leafs’ Game 1 win

A quick start, the loss of their No. 1 goaltender and some nervous moments in the third period. The Maple Leafs ran the gamut on Monday night in Game 1 against the Florida Panthers, but persevered through all of it and beat the defending Stanley Cup champions 5-4 at Scotiabank Arena. It’s on to the […]

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6 d. ago Opinion: NHL points system 'puffs' their product (while shortchanging the Calgary Flames for playoff qualification)

Bill Parcells — the legendary NFL coach — once declared, “You are what your record says you are.” Parcells’ remarks might have been more suitable for the NFL than the NHL. Among the men’s major professional sports leagues, the NHL is unusual for rewarding teams during the regular season that have overtime or shootout losses. […]

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7 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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8 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Maple Leafs finally eliminate Senators in Game 6 on Max Pacioretty’s late tiebreaker

The Maple Leafs’ core can score. Finally, when it mattered most. And how about that wily veteran Max Pacioretty? MAX. PACIORETTY.@Rogers | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/f14XvAE272 — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 2, 2025 On the strength of goals by William Nylander, captain Auston Matthews and Pacioretty, the Leafs advanced to the second round of the Stanley […]

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8 d. 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 Maple Leafs not looking ahead, only wish to complete sweep of Senators

Just win one game. If the Ottawa Senators are telling themselves as much heading into Saturday night, you can bet the Maple Leafs are doing the same. What’s on the line in the Battle of Ontario, of course, is vastly different. A Maple Leafs win at the Canadian Tire Centre and it’s their first sweep […]

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2 w. ago What the Toronto Maple Leafs' unlikely OT hero said after huge win

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one step closer to pushing one of their fiercest rivals to the brink.The Leafs took a 3-0 series lead on Thursday night over the Ottawa Senators in their first-round playoff matchup, staking a serious claim to another Battle of Ontario crown.Though the game wasn't as much an invasion of Ottawa's arena as is often the case when the Leafs come into town, it was still a scenario that left much of the local fanbase heading home from Kanata unsatisfied.Taking the Senators to overtime in back-to-back games, defenceman Simon Benoit upgraded his assist on Max Domi's overtime goal in Game 2 into one of his own, playing hero for what he called the biggest goal of his career.SIMON BENOIT WINS IT FOR THE LEAFS!!! pic.twitter.com/s57inifTs2— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 25, 2025Now in his second season with the Leafs, it was just the third goal that Benoit had scored in Toronto and his seventh career in the NHL after a combined 289 regular season and...

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2 w. ago GAME 3 TAKEAWAYS: Two vastly different Maple Leafs combine for big win in Ottawa

It's Toronto’s first 3-0 series lead since sweeping the Senators in 2001

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2 w. ago Will Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube make any lineup changes ahead of Game 3 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 3-2 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators in Game 2. They give their biggest takeaways from the victory and if head coach Craig Berube will make […]

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2 w. ago Snoop Dogg shows love to Toronto Maple Leafs after huge playoff win

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a pretty big celebrity shoutout on Instagram after a massive overtime win on Tuesday night.In the moments following the goal that gave Toronto a 2-0 series lead over the Ottawa Senators, Snoop Dogg uploaded a photo he took last year with Leafs forwards Ryan Reaves and the overtime hero of last night's game himself, Max Domi.With Reaves not in the lineup, however, there was a bit of a rude crop on Snoop Dogg's end, cutting Reaves out of the picture entirely, which was posted with the simple caption "Leafs" followed by the pawprint, fist and fuel pump emojis.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg)Snoop himself is a longtime hockey fan, often repping many different jerseys of the cities he visits on tour and attending games wherever he can along the way. He was also featured as a guest commentator in the video game ...

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: Legacy OT moment for Domi in Maple Leafs’ Game 2 win

It’s easy to forget, because he’s Tie Domi’s son, because he’s been around here forever, because he’s a bit of an unfinished work of art, that this is Max Domi’s 10th year in the National Hockey League. His fifth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It seems in so many ways that he’s still an exuberant […]

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2 w. ago What went wrong for the Senators in Game 1 against the Maple Leafs?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, Postmedia’s Rob Wong discuss the Maple Leafs Game 1 win over the Ottawa Senators. They discuss if Ottawa’s playoff inexperience was a factor in the series opener, if the Maple Leafs feel like a […]

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2 w. ago INSIDE THE LEAFS: How can the Maple Leafs keep the momentum going into Game 2?

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 6-2 win in Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators. They discuss what the Maple Leafs did well to earn the victory, the Senators inexperience and what […]

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Regular season ends with overtime win, Maple Leafs pumped for playoffs

The Maple Leafs are about to realize the stark difference between first place and the first round of playoffs. And hope there won’t be a disconnect between the two when the ‘real season’ begins Sunday against the Ottawa Senators. It’s fine to take a day and celebrate the end of a fruitful 82-game schedule, their […]

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