The biggest factor, however, is Connor Hellebuyck. A two-time Vezina Trophy winner (2019-20, 2023-24), the 31-year-old is the ...

For everything he’s done since his celebrated arrival in 2016, Auston Matthews can’t change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history of early round playoff collapses.

It's the first Battle of Ontario playoff series since 2004, with the Maple Leafs having beaten Ottawa the other four times ...