The Toronto Maple Leafs had a chance to clinch the series. Instead, the seeds of doubt are now growing as they're in familiar territory.

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The Washington Capitals will advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin and Jakob Chychrun ...

The Maple Leafs' recent playoff goaltending history is rough. Have they found a solution? How far can he take them?

Following the Game 5 loss, the Leafs are now 1-13 in their last 14 potential series-clinching games. After dropping their ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to close out a playoff series for the 13th time in 14th attempts, losing Game 5 at home to the ...

After a 4-0 Senators win in Game 5, the Leafs still hold a 3-2 series lead, but you might not know it by the way they played ...

Florida advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs after a 6-3 victory in Game 5. Tampa Bay lost all ...

The Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup title defense got off to an ideal start, as the defending champions eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in their opening-round ...

The Battle of Florida now feels like a one-sided rivalry. On Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay ...

The Panthers eliminated the rival Lightning on the back of a four-point night by Eetu Luostarinen and a game-winning goal by ...

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...