The Toronto Maple Leafs advanced past the Ottawa Senators in six games to set up a second-round matchup with the Florida Panthers. Toronto was the best team in the Eastern Conference this past season,

TORONTO — Preparing for a third crack at eliminating the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube believes there’s been too much external focus on his best and highest-paid players after they were kept off the scoreboard in Game 5.

Despite a 5-4 victory over the Panthers, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube voiced strong frustration with the NHL officiating after Anthony Stolarz suffered a dangerous head injury with no penalty called.