26 h. ago Can watching NHL playoffs give you a heart attack? What the science says

As the NHL playoffs heat up and three Canadian teams chase the Stanley Cup, fans across the country are riding an emotional roller-coaster.

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28 h. ago Justin Bieber chose watching the Leafs game over attending the Met Gala

Justin Bieber might be one of the world's most famous people, but his Toronto Maple Leafs fandom appears to come first.While his wife, Hailey, was out in the streets of New York City at the Met Gala, Bieber appears to have passed up an opportunity to be her plus-one.With the Leafs in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers, Bieber opted to stay at the couple's California home to watch the game.And it wasn't exactly the most humble place to be watching it.After dropping his thoughts on Monday that this would be the "yearski" for the Leafs to win the Stanley Cup, Bieber shared pictures and videos of one of the biggest TV screens you could possibly imagine. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)The Leafs got the victory on the evening, though much of the postgame conversation circled around the health of goaltender Anthony Stolarz, who left the game midway through the second perio...

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28 h. ago Justin Bieber bails on Met Gala for Toronto Maple Leafs game

Justin Bieber might be one of the world's most famous people, but his Toronto Maple Leafs fandom appears to come first.While his wife, Hailey, was out in the streets of New York City at the Met Gala, Bieber appears to have passed up an opportunity to be her plus-one.With the Leafs in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers, Bieber opted to stay at the couple's California home to watch the game.And it wasn't exactly the most humble place to be watching it.After dropping his thoughts on Monday that this would be the "yearski" for the Leafs to win the Stanley Cup, Bieber shared pictures and videos of one of the biggest TV screens you could possibly imagine.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)The Leafs got the victory on the evening, though much of the postgame conversation circled around the...

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37 h. ago Edmonton Oilers come from behind in dominant fashion to take Game 1 from Vegas 4

The Edmonton Oilers draw first blood in Round Two of their Stanley Cup Playoffs Series with the Las Vegas Golden Knights. It was a come-from behind effort. The Oilers were on the back foot early due to a Nugent-Hopkins double-minor. But they recovered from down 2-0 and carried the play from there, out-shooting Vegas 12-1 […]

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3 d. ago Leafs and Panthers: NHL playoff series has plenty of story lines, and hatred

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to defeat a Florida Panthers club that has won five straight playoff series and has been to consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances.

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3 d. ago Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner welcomes baby amid playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mitch Marner is having a playoff to remember, both on and off the ice.Not only will he play in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for just the second time in his career, but he has also become a dad. Marner was not on the ice for Leafs' practice on Sunday after his wife Stephanie gave birth to the couple's first child earlier in the morning.Marner is now a proud father of a baby boy, though they have not yet shared his name publicly.The Marners announced they were pregnant with their first child in February. He is the second of Toronto's "core four" to have a baby, alongside John Tavares, who has three with his wife Aryne. Auston Matthews and William Nylander are not yet fathers.Marner and Stephanie have been married since July 2023, after the longtime couple tied the knot at a ceremony at Peller Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.Though Marner missed practice, he should not be missing any of the Maple Leafs' upcom...

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3 d. ago SIMMONS: Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube not intimidated by Cup champion Florida Panthers

Craig Berube has been scratching, clawing and fighting his way through the many levels of professional hockey for most of the past 38 years, so you can excuse him if he’s not intimidated by the Florida Panthers. When asked how his Maple Leafs will fare in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against […]

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4 d. ago The Edmonton Oilers appear set to dance with the one that brought them ahead of Vegas series

As the preparations continue for the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers, it at least appears as if Head Coach Kris Knoblauch will not screw with a good thing. As evidence of that, the Edmonton Oilers went with these lines and pairings at practice Sunday morning… Edmonton Oilers Lines and […]

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4 d. ago Composure, defence against Florida forecheck critical for Maple Leafs

Keep your emotions in check. The term is bandied about all the time in professional sports, for excellent reason. Regarding the Maple Leafs in the second round against the Florida Panthers, the ability to keep composure presumably will be a significant factor in whether Toronto continues to slay Stanley Cup playoff demons and advances to […]

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6 d. ago From rusty, limping mess to series winners, Edmonton Oilers are back

That was big. How big? We won’t fully understand that part until later because we don’t know how good this run of theirs is going to get. But we do know how bad it would have been if the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated in the first round. After giving up 12 goals in the first […]

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6 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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9 d. ago Coach Craig Berube has set the pace, Maple Leafs happy to pick it up

Follow the leader. Having a coach who has experienced just about everything there is to experience in the National Hockey League has been key for the Maple Leafs in their desire to go on a long playoff run. Craig Berube, winner of the Stanley Cup in St. Louis six years ago and with more than […]

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9 d. ago The ultimate edge that the Edmonton Oilers should hold over the Los Angeles Kings in The Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers are getting better every game. The real trick at this point in the season is can they get “good enough, fast enough” to survive their current series with the highly competitive Los Angeles Kings? We presently sit at 2-2. I do not want to take anything at all away from the Kings. They […]

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9 d. ago Maple Leafs seek to ‘go out and enjoy it’ as they attempt to oust Sens

Closing time is here again for the Maple Leafs. For a change, they would love to wander off into the night on Tuesday with the knowledge of having eliminated the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It certainly would be preferable to the alternative: Heading […]

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1 week ago GAME 4 TAKEAWAYS: Nothing ‘special’ about Maple Leafs’ overtime loss

Special teams can make or break a team’s hopes in the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the Battle of Ontario, failure to score on a four-minute power play in overtime snuffed their desire to eliminate the Ottawa Senators in a four-game sweep. The double power play had an asterisk, […]

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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 MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Scott Laughton’s ‘simple’ game a boon in playoffs

Scott Laughton was finding his return to the Stanley Cup playoffs to his liking. The Battle of Ontario marked just the fourth time Laughton has participated in the annual tournament, and first since the 2020 bubble season with the Philadelphia Flyers. “It feels awesome,” Laughton told media in Ottawa on Saturday, hours ahead of Game […]

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1 week ago 'We haven't decided': Will Oilers go with Pickard or Skinner?

This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, his question of Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch on which goalies the Edmonton Oilers will go with in Game Four of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard. “We’ll let you know tomorrow,” Knoblauch said. “We haven’t decided.” My take 1. Skinner lost the first two games. […]

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1 week ago 'We haven't decided' Pickard or Skinner? And does it really matter?

This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, his question of Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch on which goalie the Edmonton Oilers will go with in Game Four of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard. “We’ll let you know tomorrow,” Knoblauch said. “We haven’t decided.” My take 1. Skinner lost the first two games. […]

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1 week 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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