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Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs Preview & Picks – Maple Leafs To Open Up 2-Game Lead In NHL Playoffs

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22 Apr 2025
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Leigh Copson 22 Apr 2025
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  • Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs picks for Tuesday, April 22
  • NHL Playoff game is taking place at Scotiabank Arena
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    Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs Preview & Picks
  • Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Ottawa Senators Form
  • Toronto Maple Leafs Form

Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs Preview & Picks

Toronto are backed to open up a 2-0 lead in this playoff series.

The Maple Leafs have a rough recent record against Ottawa, but their Game 1 victory was absolutely dominant and they may have the Senators reeling.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-1 in their last 11 games
  • Toronto Maple Leafs are on an 8-game win streak at home
  • Ottawa Senators are 3-3 in their previous 6 games
  • 6 of the last 8 meetings have produced over 5.5 total goals

Head To Head

  • Ottawa Senators lead the all-time series 84-72-16
  • Toronto Maple Leafs won 6-2 when the two teams last met on April 20

Ottawa Senators Form

Ottawa secured their spot in the playoffs by compiling a 45-30-7 record to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division.

The Senators entered the postseason on a good run of form too, having won six of their previous eight games.

They began this good run with a three-game win streak that saw them beat Tampa Bay 2-1, Florida 3-0 and Columbus 4-0 at home.

Ottawa then rebounded from the 5-2 defeat in Columbus with a 5-2 victory over Montreal, and backed it up by beating Philadelphia 4-3 in overtime.

The Senators lost their penultimate game to Chicago, 4-3 in overtime, only to rebound in their regular season finale by beating Carolina 7-5.

However, they failed to follow that up in the opening game of this series, losing 6-2 in Ottawa at the weekend.

Toronto Maple Leafs Form

Toronto earned their trip to the playoffs by putting together a 52-26-4 regular-season record to finish atop the Atlantic Division.

The Maple Leafs come into the postseason in great form too, having won nine of their previous 10 games.

They ended March with back-to-back wins, winning 3-1 in Los Angeles and 3-2 at Anaheim, and began April with two more, beating Florida 3-2 and Columbus 5-0.

Toronto’s winning run was ended by a 3-1 loss at Florida, but they responded immediately with a 4-3 overtime victory at Tampa Bay to spark a five-game tear.

The Maple Leafs then beat Montreal 1-0 in overtime, before downing Carolina 4-1, Buffalo 4-0 and Detroit 4-3 in overtime.

Their win streak then reached six games in the opening game of this series, as they blew out Ottawa 6-2.

Verdict

Toronto defied their recent bad record against Ottawa by brutally taking them down in Game 1.

The Maple Leafs may have finally begun to exorcise some postseason demons, so we are backing them for another win tonight.

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