The maple leaves can afford to despise the senators, the first round exit still on the letters of Matthews & Co.

It Toronto maple leaves They officially pay attention to a collision course with Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs of 2025.

The 4-0 victory of the Leafs on the Buffalo Sabers sealed the game of the first round with the battle of Ontario.

The last time the Leafs and Senators faced each other in 2004. In this series, the leaves bounced off the without seven games in the first round.

22 years later, the Maple leaves And Ottawa Senators meet again. This time, the leaves enter as a second seed at the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division. Senators enter the Playoffs of the NHL of 2025 as the first team of Wild Card.

Although the significant gap that separates the two teams from the standings, the leaves can afford to despise the senators. Ottawa devastated the season's series against the leaves this season, bringing the three games between the two clubs.

Senators stormed the Leafs 3-0 on November 12, won 2-1 on January 25, and indicated a 4-2 victory on March 15. The three parties were relatively close despite the fact that Ottawa surpassed Toronto 9-3. Ottawa also beat Toronto 89-79 in these three parties.

It is worth noting that the regular season is something. Playoffs are a completely different beast. The fact that senators won the regular season series does not mean that they sweep the playoff series.

The leaves have a 16-8 advantage over their provincial rivals in the post-season, exceeding 57-42. Times change, however, the senators may finally bounce the leaves in the post -season.

Another exit from the first round to the letters of Toronto Maple Leafs

The possibility of another departure from the first round is on the horizon for the maple leaves of Toronto. It Senators Historically he has been a hard team to play against the maple leaves. As such, senators have the best opportunity to disturb a higher seed of all first -round games in the Playoffs of the NHL of 2025.

However, both clubs enter the post -season by relatively different paths. The leaves have increased the juice by the section, setting up a four-game winning streak after winning the Buffalo Sabers 4-0 on Monday night.

Toronto is now 8-1-1 in his last 10 games and should receive a lot of help in the blue coating as wounded proponents, Oliver Ekman-Farsson and Jake McCabe, who return from the injuries.

It SenatorsOn the other hand, they are 6-2-2 in their last 10 and recorded a loss of 4-3 in the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Senators have cooled on the stretch after a strong race that landed them in the first place on the wild card this season.

The two clubs are one more game in their regular seasonal times. Both matches are unimportant in the final standings. But parties will help set the tone for a playoff party for more than two decades in the realization.