Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry
Toronto Maple Leafs and The Ottawa Senators have a big rivalry one of the more recent rivalries in the [[NHL].Not only do theese Teams live in the same Province They Play alot beacause they are in the Same Division.
Playoff History
And in 2004 they played each other in the first round of the playoffs.
| 2004 Conference Quarterfinals Toronto vs. Ottawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home | |
| April 8 | Ottawa 4 | 2 Toronto | |
| April 10 | Ottawa 0 | 2 Toronto | |
| April 12 | Toronto 2 | 0 Ottawa | |
| April 14 | Toronto 1 | 4 Ottawa | |
| April 16 | Ottawa 0 | 2 Toronto | |
| April 18 | Toronto 1 | 2 Ottawa | 2OT |
| April 20 | Ottawa 1 | 4 Toronto | |
| Toronto wins series 4–3 | |||
As you can tell Tornonto won the Series.they lost in the Conference Semifinals.
The Most interesting Game of the series was Game 6 when in the 3rd period toronto was up 1-0. When Zdeno Chara Scored a goal that Ed Belfour could have saved but was not in time.the Sens were in a bad slump the first two periods.and this goal energized them to their potential.beacause of this the Leafs did not do as well in the thirs .when two of their Defenders Akki Berg and Brian Marchment failed to cover Antoine Vermette and Mike Fisher. and they scored a goal.
They also played in 2002 Eastern Conference Semifinals.same result as 2004.the season series was ottowa 3-2.this changed Here are the reports
| 2002 Conference Semifinals Toronto vs. Ottawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home | |
| May 2 | Ottawa 5 | 0 Toronto | |
| May 4 | Ottawa 2 | 3 Toronto | 3OT |
| May 6 | Toronto 2 | 3 Ottawa | |
| May 8 | Toronto 2 | 1 Ottawa | |
| May 10 | Ottawa 4 | 2 Toronto | |
| May 12 | Toronto 4 | 3 Ottawa | |
| May 14 | Ottawa 1 | 3 Toronto | |
| Toronto wins series 4–3 | |||
Toronto ended up lossing in the Conference finals. The most interesting game was game 2. it was 2-2 in the 3rd period. toronto scored all their goals in the first and Ottawa in the second and third period.but in overtime their were two Overtime before in the third Dave Roberts Scored on a 2-1 play.
Ottawa Played Toronto again in 2001 Conference Quarter Finals. That year Ottawa swept Toronto in the Season Series.But toronto swept them in the playoffs
| 2001 Conference QuarterFinals Ottawa vs. Toronto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home | |
| April 13 | Toronto 1 | 0 Ottawa | OT |
| April 14 | Toronto 3 | 0 Ottawa | |
| April 16 | Ottawa 2 | 3 Toronto | OT |
| April 18 | Ottawa 1 | 1 Toronto | |
| Toronto wins series 4–0
There was not much interesting game in this series but here is a link. 2001 Playoffs Fansin order to make this a Big rivalry in Hockey. the fans have to get involved in fact the both have a site for it. Ottawa:Ottawa's site to bash Leafs fans Toronto:same for the leafs |
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