The Toronto Maple Leafs had the Ottawa Senators on the brink of elimination. They held a 3-0 series lead over Ottawa. And for the most part, they were clearly the better team in this series. Unfortunately,

The Toronto Maple Leafs claim to be attempting to ignore their recent history in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as futile an endeavor as that might be in this hockey-crazed city. Two hundred fifty miles to the northeast,

The 28-year-old shook off the Rielly hit and wired his first career postseason goal through a Tkachuk screen and past Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz at 3:46 of the second period. It would hold up as the game-winning goal.