That series kicked off a span in which the Maple Leafs and Senators met in the playoffs four times in five years (2000-2004). The fact that Toronto won all four series, with its supporters invading ...

TORONTO — For more than two decades since the Battle of Ontario was last played, Patrick Lalime has had to sit with the two Joe Nieuwendyk goals he believes effectively ended his time with the ...

Steven Lorentz is itching to be part of history. The Maple Leafs forward grew up a Leafs fan and the Battle of Ontario playoff matchups were pivotal moments in his fandom: Four physical and ...

The Battle of Ontario is set to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 21 years when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first ...

will need to do just that after the Senators once again won the special teams battle in a tight-checking affair. “I’m not feeling anything,” Toronto coach Craig Berube, in his first season ...

The Senators and Leafs are both finally relevant at the same time, and jostling for playoff position down the stretch. Brady Tkachuk and Mitch Marner (Imagn Images) It's well known that the Ottawa ...

The run-through-a-wall passion. The crackling atmosphere. The tension and drama. The Battle of Ontario was among hockey’s biggest rivalries for a time. The dormant dogfight is set to reignite anew.

The Leafs locked up first place in the Atlantic Division on Tuesday night with a 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center, which sets up a Battle of Ontario in the post-season.

While the “Battle of Ontario,” along with the playoff series may only be just a game, hockey’s continued popularity transcends the rink. “It would be great to see a Canadian team bring the ...