Battle of Ontario
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| First meeting | October 20, 1992 Maple Leaf Gardens |
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| Latest meeting | February 18, 2017 Air Canada Centre |
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| Next meeting | October 21, 2017 Canadian Tire Centre |
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| Meetings total | 137 | ||
| All-time series | 67–57–3–9 (OTT) | ||
| Regular season series | 59-41–3–9 (OTT) | ||
| Postseason results | 16–8 (TOR) | ||
| Largest victory |
OTT 8–0 TOR October 29, 2005 |
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| Longest win streak | OTT W7 | ||
| Current win streak | OTT W2 | ||
The Battle of Ontario is a rivalry between the Ontario cities of Ottawa and Toronto, most notably the rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), often described as one of its top rivalries. The teams both compete in the Atlantic Division and with current NHL scheduling, they meet four-to-five times per season. Games between the teams are often televised nationally on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)'s Hockey Night in Canada.
Games between Toronto and Ottawa ice hockey teams date back before the founding of the NHL. The Maple Leafs, as the Toronto Arenas, and the original Senators were two of the founding teams of the NHL. Both cities also have histories of Stanley Cup winners, meeting once in February 1904, with the original Ottawa Senators defeating the Toronto Marlboros. After the original Ottawa NHL franchise relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, as the Eagles in 1934, Ottawa-area hockey fans became fans of other NHL teams. However, during this time, a Toronto-Ottawa sports rivalry continued between the Argonauts and Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The modern Senators entered the NHL in 1992, but the rivalry between the two teams did not begin to emerge until the late 1990s. From 1992 to 1998, Toronto was in the Western Conference and Ottawa was in the Eastern Conference, which meant that the two teams rarely played each other. But before the 1998–99 season, the conferences and divisions were re-aligned, and Toronto was moved into the Eastern Conference's Northeast Division with the Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.
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