Leafs' win over Ottawa is the stuff that a playoff run is forged from

Among the ebbs and flows that make up an 82-game regular season, with many turning points along the way, the Toronto Maple Leafs can look back on Saturday's dramatic win over the Ottawa Senators as a watershed.

If they manage to pick their way among the eight or so National Hockey League teams fighting over the final five playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, the Leafs can say winning that shootout, 3-2, over the Senators was what told them they were good enough for the postseason.

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