Toronto Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators: NHL match betting tip and bets

Current form

Toronto made a great start in the playoffs and left no chance for Ottawa in the first match, defeating it with a score of 6:2. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many distinguished themselves with effective actions. Goalkeeper Stolars also played superbly, deflecting 93% of shots and preventing the Senators from catching on to the comeback. Continuing to play on the home arena, the Maple Leafs went to a second confident victory in a row, but failed in the third period, which Ottawa took advantage of and equalized the score. Nevertheless, in overtime, they managed to snatch Victoria with a final score of 3:2.

An almost identical match took place on the road, where the leafs missed the puck eight minutes before the final whistle, and it came to extra time. But already in the second minute of overtime, Benoit scored the puck from Matthews' pass and gained a critical advantage for his club in the series. It seemed that Toronto would not miss the opportunity to get to the quarterfinals as quickly as possible, but in the second away match there were problems in defense, which eventually led to an insulting defeat (3:4 OT). Goalkeeper Stolars did not cope with his main task, reflecting only 80% of shots.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yani Hakanpaa will miss the match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Toronto holds 24 power moves.
• Leafs win 53.7% of face-offs

Current form

Ottawa qualified for the playoffs for the first time in seven years, which is already a great achievement for the team. Few people could have expected that the Senators would show a decent game, especially in a series with one of the strongest clubs in the Eastern Conference in the person of Toronto. Despite this, the team fights back against its competitor in almost every match and is one step away from success time after time. The only defeat in regular time had to be suffered in the opening match of the series, and with a defeat (2:6). In this match, goalkeeper Ullmark led the way, deflecting only 75% of shots.

In all other matches, the senators did not give up until the end and were able to make a comeback twice in the final twenty minutes, however, this did not bring the proper result. Nevertheless, on the home arena, Ottawa was able to get the only victory in the series with the Maple Leafs so far, also snatching it with tremendous difficulty in extra time (4:3). Ullmark rehabilitated himself in front of the fans, deflecting 31 shots out of 33, which allowed him to succeed.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Haughston remains in the infirmary.

Interesting betting trends

• Ottawa gets 8.2 minutes of penalty time
• Senators win 53.1% of face-offs