The Atlantic Division-winning Maple Leafs will open the NHL playoffs against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena.
It will mark the first time the two teams have met in the post-season since 2004, when º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøousted Ottawa for the fourth time in five years in what was a heated playoff rivalry.
Over the course of four head-to-head playoff series in five years, it was a lot of fun for the Maple Leafs, and not so much for the Ottawa Senators.
Over the course of four head-to-head playoff series in five years, it was a lot of fun for the Maple Leafs, and not so much for the Ottawa Senators.
Game time for the opener is 7 p.m on Sportsnet and CBC.
Game 2 of their best-of-seven, first-round series will be Tuesday, according to the official schedule released by the NHL on Thursday.
The Battle of Ontario shifts to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday, April 24 and Saturday, April 26.Â
Games 5, 6 and 7, if necessary, will be on Tuesday, April 29, Thursday, May 1 and Saturday, May 3, respectively.
The Leafs have given us a much different feel going into the Stanley Cup playoffs than the previous eight attempts, writes Nick Kypreos.
The Leafs have given us a much different feel going into the Stanley Cup playoffs than the previous eight attempts, writes Nick Kypreos.
The Leafs (51-26-4) went 0-3 against the Senators this season and were outscored 9-3 in those games. Ottawa (44-30-7) secured fourth in the Atlantic and the first wild-card spot.Â
As the Star’s Kevin McGran recently pointed out, both the Leafs and Senators have played to identical 13-5-1 records since the March 7 trade deadline.
For their careers, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have scored 25 and 13 goals against Ottawa, respectively.
The Leafs wrap up their regular season at home on Thursday night against Detroit. Ottawa hosts Carolina in its finale.
LEAFS-SENATORS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
(Best-of-seven series)
Sunday April 20
Game 1: Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. (Sportsnet, CBC)
Tuesday, April 22
Game 2: Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet, CBC)
Thursday, April 24
Game 3: º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøat Ottawa, 7 p.m. (Sportsnet, CBC)
Saturday, April 26
Game 4: º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøat Ottawa, 7 p.m. (Sportsnet, CBC)
Tuesday, April 29
x-Game 5: Ottawa at Toronto, time TBD
Thursday, May 1
x-Game 6: º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøat Ottawa, time TBD
Saturday, May 3
x-Game 7: Ottawa at Toronto, time TBD
x-If necessary
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