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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
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Game 1 played at home
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ALL ROUNDS
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All | Home Games | Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
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2000 NHL Preliminary round - Series 800.
Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Schedule and 2000 Results
Regular Season Records: Toronto 45-30-7-3=100pts, Ottawa 41-30-11-2=95pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 12 April: Ottawa loses at Toronto, 2-0
Game 2 on Saturday, 15 April: Ottawa loses at Toronto, 5-1
Game 3 on Monday, 17 April: Toronto loses at Ottawa, 4-3
Game 4 on Wednesday, 19 April: Toronto loses at Ottawa, 2-1
Game 5 on Saturday, 22 April: Ottawa loses at Toronto, 2-1 (OT)
Game 6 on Monday, 24 April: Toronto wins at Ottawa, 4-2

OVERALL SUBSTANCE: WWLLWW:
Toronto's WWLLWW series victory in the Battle For Ontario is the 7th such victory in best-of-7 NHL Prelim round play, the 25th such victory in best-of-7 NHL playoffs (all rounds), and the 46th such victory in best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoffs (all rounds). The WWLLWW victory is the fourth by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and their second in the NHL Prelim round; the LLWWLL loss is the first suffered by the Ottawa Senators, and their first in the NHL Prelim round.

INDIVIDUAL STYLE: Historical best-of-7 performance of Toronto and Ottawa in the current situation:
Toronto series record, all rounds, overall: 31-33 (.484)
Toronto series record, all rounds, Game 1 @ home: 19-5 (.792)
Toronto series record, Prelim round, overall: 5-4 (.556)
Toronto series record, Prelim round, Game 1 @ home: 3-1 (.750)
Ottawa series record, all rounds, overall: 1-4 (.200)
Ottawa series record, all rounds, Game 1 on road: 1-3 (.250)
Ottawa series record, Prelim round, overall: 1-3 (.250)
Ottawa series record, Prelim round, Game 1 on road: 1-2 (.333)
These records are drawn only from the best-of-7 series played by Toronto and Ottawa through 2000. Containing less predictive value by nature, they nevertheless are of interest to those of a trivia bent. (Bold numbers denote league highs in the given category.)