Toronto Maple Leafs (19-13-8, 17th in NHL) vs. Ottawa Senators (22-14-4, 13th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Canadian Tire Centre
Watch: CBC
Winners of seven of their last ten and scorers of 39 goals over that span, the Toronto Maple Leafs can pull into a tie for the third divisional playoff spot with a win in regulation over the Ottawa Senators at the Auston Matthews Centre in Kanata, Ontario.
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Tor | Ott |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 44 | 48 |
| Record % | 0.564 | 0.6 |
| Home Winning % | 0.579 | 0.636 |
| Away Winning % | 0.526 | 0.467 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.167 | 0.75 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.21 | -0.05 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 0.56 | -1.7 |
| Hits Per Game | 24.5 | 26.4 |
| PIM Per Game | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 12.1 | 10.2 |
| Goals Per Game | 3.05 | 2.5 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.28 | 1.88 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.72 | 0.55 |
| Shots Per Game | 33.2 | 28.7 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.092 | 0.087 |
| Power Play % | 0.224 | 0.172 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.85 | 2.55 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 2.21 | 1.95 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.56 | 0.55 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 32.59 | 30.38 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 11.45 | 11.91 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.087 | 0.084 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.836 | 0.833 |
| Save % | 0.913 | 0.916 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.79 | 2.51 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 5 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.908 | 0.913 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 3 | 2.47 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Nikita Soshnikov
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Curtis McElhinney (Expected)
Backup: Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Josh Leivo
Injured: Martin Marincin (lower body), Ben Smith (lower body)
Ottawa Senators Projected Lines
Forwards
Zack Smith – Derick Brassard – Mark Stone
Mike Hoffman – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Tom Pyatt
Ryan Dzingel – Kyle Turris – Bobby Ryan
Chris Kelly – Curtis Lazar – Chris Neil
Defencemen
Marc Methot – Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf – Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki – Chris Wideman
Goaltenders
Starter: Mike Condon (Expected)
Backup: Matt O’Connor
