Leafs, Habs will face off in long awaited playoff rematch, Oilers will face Jets

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (34) makes a save as Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev (65) looks for the rebound during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, May 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

By The Canadian Press

Posted May 12, 2021 1:10 pm.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens will meet in the playoffs for the first time in 42 years when the 2020-21 NHL post-season gets underway.

The seeding for the four playoff teams in the North Division was finalized Tuesday night when the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks.

The result locked the Jets into the third spot and a playoff date with the second-place Edmonton Oilers, while division-leading Toronto will take on fourth-place Montreal.

It will be the 16th playoff meeting between the Original Six clubs but the first since Montreal swept Toronto in the 1979 quarterfinals.

That a playoff rematch has taken so long to materialize is strange, given that the teams have competed in the same division since the 1998-99 season.

READ MORE: Canadiens’ final game crucial for Kotkaniemi, other young players (Sportsnet)

The Jets will be facing the Oilers for the first time since the NHL returned to Manitoba’s capital in 2011-12.

The original Winnipeg Jets faced the Oilers six times in the post-season between 1983 and 1990, with Edmonton winning each time.

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