Leafs aim to extinguish Senators in decisive Game 5 showdown

April 29, 2025, 9:07 am

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to close out a nail-biting playoff series against the Ottawa Senators in Game 5. With a history of falling just short in crucial moments, fans are both anxious and amused by the high-pressure scenario as the Leafs look to finally seal the deal.

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thebeaverton.com / Op-Ed : “Say what you will about us, at least we never blew a 27-point lead,” by Auston Matthews

by Auston Matthews Hockey fans are always picking on Toronto for blowing leads in the playoffs, like that time we lost to Boston back in 2013, 2018, 2019 or that time we lost to them again in 2024. But say what you will about us, at least we never blew a 27-point lead like the […] The post Op-Ed :…

torontosun.com / ‘Hostility’ between Mitch Marner, Leafs could see star winger leave Toronto, Bissonnette says

'There’s a little hostility between the Maple Leafs and Marner, based on the fact that they tried to trade him at the deadline.'

torontosun.com / 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 […]

ottawacitizen.com / Pressure could be shifting in Ottawa Senators’ favour as they find belief

With the pressure shifting, the Senators are finding strength in the struggles of their own journey to the playoffs

globalnews.ca / Matthews ready for Game 5 of Battle of Ontario

Auston Matthews listened to his body and stayed off the ice.

torontosun.com / Overtime vibes or not, Maple Leafs look to close out Ottawa Senators any way they can

If ever a pre-game overtime aura has enveloped the Maple Leafs, it has been ahead of Game 5 against Ottawa on Tuesday night. Three straight games in this series have gone to an extra period and this date and circumstance certainlyis significant for Toronto. April 29, 1978, was Lanny McDonald’s…

globalnews.ca / Matthews ready for Game 5 of Battle of Ontario

Auston Matthews is good to go for Game 5 of the Battle of Ontario.

torontosun.com / Do the Maple Leafs have the killer instinct to finish off the Senators?

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 the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk about the recent history of the Maple…

cp24.com/ / Leafs look to close out series in Game 5 - CP24

Leafs look to close out series in Game 5  CP24


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