William Nylander and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Auston Matthews added two assists and Anthony Stolarz stopped 31 shots.

William Nylander insisted that Ridly Greig’s indecorous hit on John Tavares among the incidents in the Maple Leafs' 6-2 Game 1 victory over the Senato

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their first-round series. With all the hype around the Battle of Ontario—and the first meeting between these two in 21 years—it delivered the type of intensity you’d expect.