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.

The Ottawa Senators didn't put up much of a fight against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. At least, not until the final minute. The Senators had their first taste of playoff hockey since 2017, though it didn't go quite as they'd planned with the team suffering a 6–2 defeat on the road in Toronto.

The Toronto Maple Leafs exploded for three power-play goals against the Ottawa Senators in a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.