Senators Sweep Maple Leafs as Playoffs Turn Sour for Rival Fans

April 27, 2025, 9:20 am

Ottawa fans on Sens Mile celebrated a decisive four-game sweep that sent the Maple Leafs packing. Analysts noted a dramatic overtime collapse and missed power plays by the opposition, leaving the home crowd both jubilant and a little smug amid the lingering playoff tension.

torontosun.com / RICK VAIVE: Hat trick of overtimes hard on the players, but great for the fans

Nothing tops the drama of NHL playoff overtime, right? And we’re fortunate, as viewers, to see it the past three games in this series, with the Ottawa Senators down 0-3 Saturday and facing a tee time if they didn’t pull it out. They ended up winning on much the same kind of goal that Simon […]

torontosun.com / SIMMONS: Nylander the one Leaf you can’t take your eyes off of in Battle of Ontario

When trying to explain what it was about William Nylander that so enticed the Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL draft, Dave Poulin, then a Leafs assistant, now an Ottawa Senators executive, was rather clear. “He was the only player in the draft who could stickhandle in a phone booth,” said Poulin....

ottawacitizen.com / Ottawa Senators alive and getting ready for Game 5 of Battle of Ontario

'It's one game at a time right now. Everyone knows that. ... It's not that complicated. Worry about the next game.'

ottawacitizen.com / Tyler Kleven breaking out for the Ottawa Senators

After a season of steady growth, Ottawa Senators defenceman Tyler Kleven is shining under playoff pressure

torontosun.com / Extra day off in this series could end up helping says Craig Berube

When Craig Berube thinks of three straight overtimes, 95 shot blocks by his Maple Leafs, Ottawa dishing out 188 hits — all three being league playoff highs — he’s OK with an extra day off in this series. The Toronto coach spent a few minutes of his own quiet Sunday on a Zoom call with […]

globalnews.ca / ‘Exceptional’ Sanderson shining for Senators

Brady Tkachuk has played seven full NHL seasons. Tim Stutzle is in his fifth.

winnipegfreepress.com / ‘Exceptional player’: Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson impresses teammates, coach

ottawacitizen.com / Deachman: Senators' triumph against the Leafs lights up Sens Mile

'The Leafs are known for choking.' Hope was renewed for the fans who watched from Sens Mile as Ottawa defeated Toronto in Game 4 of the first round of the NHL playoffs.

ottawacitizen.com / Elated Ottawa Senators' fans downtown went home happy

It was a long night on Sens Mile, but even while watching in the cold and wet weather, the fans didn't mind.

torontosun.com / 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...

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