Here's when the Toronto Maple Leafs-Ottawa Senators playoff schedule will start
The Toronto Maple Leafs just might be impacting your Easter weekend plans.
Toronto finalized its NHL playoff matchup against the Ottawa Senators by way of beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 Tuesday night en route to an Atlantic Division-clinching win.
The Maple Leafs haven’t won a whole lot of divisions in their history, with their Atlantic Division crown being just the sixth time in 107 seasons that they’ve been on top.
Toronto has home ice for the series, meaning they’ll host at least Game 1 and Game 2, while also potentially hosting Game 5 and Game 7, should the series require them.
With the NHL playoffs slated to start this Saturday, April 19, the schedule was officially released on Thursday afternoon.
With a short travel distance between the two cities of Toronto and Ottawa, one day between games is planned for most of the series, outside of two days off between Game 4 and 5.
Game 1: Senators at Maple Leafs, Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m. EDT
Game 2: Senators at Maple Leafs, Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators, Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. EET
Game 4: Maple Leafs at Senators, Saturday, April 26, 7 p.m. EDT
Game 5: Senators at Maple Leafs, Tuesday, April 29, TBD
Game 6: Maple Leafs at Senators, Thursday, May 1, TBD
Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs, Saturday, May 3, TBD
Both Scotiabank Arena and Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa have wide open schedules over the next few weeks, so the NHL has quite a bit of flexibility to play with.
In the other Eastern Conference series, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will be facing off, as will the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals will play in the other series, with the Habs clinch their spot last night.
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