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Maple Leafs vs. Senators Game Day Preview: Game 5

It’s Game Day! The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators continue their first-round series tonight with Game 5 of the Battle of Ontario. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '2024-25 NHL points leaders' quiz

How many of the players with at least 80 points in the 2024-25 NHL season can you name in five minutes?

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

Maple Leafs recall 14 players from Marlies, including Matt Murray, Dennis Hildeby

Ahead of Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs called up 14 players from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies to their roster. Alex

NHL News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NHL Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

Berube isn’t changing Leafs’ lineup for Game 5, Kampf among other players waiting in the wings

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube will not be making any changes to his lineup as the team prepares to close out their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / April 29

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Berube, Stolarz & Core 4 Heroes or Heartbreak

The Toronto Maple Leafs return to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night with a chance to eliminate the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Auston Matthews News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

Auston Matthews says he’s feeling fine ahead of Game 5 after missing practice Monday

The Toronto Maple Leafs hold a 3-1 series lead over the Ottawa Senators, as the Battle of Ontario returns to the province’s capital Tuesday night. While

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

Scenes from Leafs’ morning skate: Matthews, Domi working on shooting drills, no lineup changes

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews participated in the team’s optional skate Tuesday morning, after missing Monday’s practice due to rest. Matthews was working with Max Domi on shooting drills before the session formally began.

Anthony Stolarz News / 6IX ON ICE / April 29

Anthony Stolarz: Key to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff success

The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves up 3–1 in their first-round series of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For most NHL fan bases, this is a comfortable position to be in.

John Tavares News / Breakaway on SI / April 29

John Tavares is Maple Leafs X-Factor in Elimination Game

The Ottawa Senators will throw everything at the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Game 5 meeting. The Sens are trailing 3-1 in the series and face elimination in Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / ESPN / April 29

Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Will Maple Leafs and Hurricanes move on to Round 2?

Tuesday may be the end for the Sens and Devils, while pivotal Games 5 transpire in Wild-Knights, Oilers-Kings.

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / April 29

NHL Playoff Edition Predictions Game 5 from Toronto between the Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators

Welcome back to the Battle of Ontario, one we almost didn’t have. This is our NHL Predictions from Last Word on Hockey as we take a look at the first-round Eastern Conference 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs series between heated rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

A plea for rationality and the merits of natural confidence ahead of Game 5

Anxiety and consternation are a natural part of being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, especially during the playoffs. There’s a tendency to be preoccupied with the worst-case scenario, rather than living in the moment.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / April 29

Matthew Knies’ ascension provides Leafs with modern power forward they’ve been missing

It was just two years ago when Matthew Knies emerged as a curiosity starring in the collegiate ranks, to immediate contributor for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the span of two weeks.

Mitch Marner News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Paul Bissonette Links Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner to Penguins After Firing

Speculation around Mitch Marner’s future intensified after former NHL player Paul Bissonnette linked the Toronto Maple Leafs star to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

John Tavares News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Maple Leafs' John Tavares Shares Details on Game 4 Concussion Scare

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares opened up about his concussion scare after a hard hit from Ottawa Senators’ Artem Zub during Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

Auston Matthews News / Athlon Sports / April 28

NHL Announces Slight Auston Matthews Change Before Game 5

The Toronto Maple Leafs are just one win away from reaching the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for only the third time since the 2003–04 season.

NHL News / Field Level Media / April 28

Maple Leafs out to silence noise in Game 5 vs. Senators

Despite being up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series with the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to hear whispers of their recent failures to clinch playoff series.

John Tavares News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 28

Maple Leafs’ John Tavares reveals reason for sudden Game 4 exit

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators are preparing for Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night. The past three games have gone to overtime, and Jake Sanderson saved Ottawa’s season on Saturday in sudden death.

Auston Matthews News / Blade of Steel / April 28

Toronto Maple Leafs Superstar Player Not at Practice Ahead of Game Five vs Senators

A new development from team practice today, Leafs superstar forward and captain Auston Matthews was not present, which appeared to be a rest day. After a tough overtime loss in Game 4 to the Ottawa Senators, which ruined a Leafs opportunity to earn a sweep on the road, the series comes back to Toronto on Tuesday for another elimination game.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / April 28