The Senators got off to a very shaky start to the season, but have since started to right the ship, winning 3 of their last 5 games, after winning only 1 of their initial 6. Brian Elliot isn’t playing tremendously, but he is giving his team a chance to win every night and the Senators seem to play better in front of Elliot than they did in front of Leclaire. I chalk this up to Elliot being a much solider goalie who will make the saves he’s supposed to make so the players know if they do their job he will do his. This is opposed to Leclaire who even though he may bail his team out with a spectacular save now and then, will allow soft ones on occassion and pops out many big rebounds. With Elliot in net I like the Senators chances in most games.
The Maple Leafs are the exact opposite of the Sens. After getting off to a hot start winning their first 4 games to start the season the Leafs have dropped off of late winning only once in their last 6 games. This includes 2 scoreless losses in their last outtings against the Bruins and the Rangers. Toronto has scored only 7 goals in their last 6 games and they will need their offense to start clicking if they are going to have any chance against the Senators. The Maple Leafs will hope to repeat their 5-1 domination of the Senators from the second game of the season, but that Maple Leafs team seems to have disappeared. We will see if they can return tonight.
Senators vs Leafs Betting Odds
Ottawa Senators +125 (Bookmaker.com)
Toronto Maple Leafs -140 (Sportsbook.com)
The Maple Leafs are the favourites in this game even though they have lost 5 of their last 6 games and have failed to score a goal in each of their last 2 outtings. The Leafs did dominate the Senators in the second game of the season, winning by a score of 5-1, but the Senators have begun to turn their season around and should be a much more confident team coming into the game tonight. The Senators will have had this game marked on the calendar for a few weeks and will come out firing to make up for their horrible performance in the last game against their biggest rivals.
My Pick: Ottawa Senators +125
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
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