While the Maple Leafs are making their ninth consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Senators are in the postseason for the first time since 2017 when they lost in double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ first-round series is set. They will be playing their Ontario rival, the Ottawa Senators, in the newest instalment of the Battle of Ontario in the playoffs.

For the first time since April 2004, the Toronto Maple Leafs are meeting the Ottawa Senators in the NHL playoffs. That Ontario-based battle ended with the Leafs winning in seven games; this time around,