{"id":455869,"date":"2024-11-12T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=455869"},"modified":"2024-11-12T07:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:22:10","slug":"analyzing-tonights-matchup-featuring-ottawa-senators-at-toronto-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/12\/analyzing-tonights-matchup-featuring-ottawa-senators-at-toronto-maple-leafs\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyzing Tonight’s Matchup Featuring Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Battle of Ontario<\/em> edition of NHL Predictions<\/a> here from us folks at Last Word on Hockey.\u00a0<\/em>Today we feature the Ottawa Senators<\/a> as they travel to play the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> from Scotiabank Arena in this, the first of three regular season games between the heated geographic rivals<\/a> throughout the 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n

Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, from Scotiabank Arena<\/h3>\n

Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/strong>
\nTV: TSN4, TSN5, RDS, ESPN+<\/strong>
\n2023-24 Regular Season Record Ottawa vs Toronto was (3-1) in favour of Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Both teams always get fired up for this matchup. If we journey all the way back to the early 2000s, when the Leafs knocked out the Sens over a span of four of five years in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, this has always been an intense rivalry. Of course, the Sens would get their revenge over the next few seasons, but the fact remains, these teams don’t like each other. Most hockey fans of the two teams would love the prospect of a fiery Battle of Ontario<\/em> in the playoffs once it does happen again. That said, how does this game boil down in terms of matchups. Also, what, if any impact does it have on each teams’ journey as they battle throughout the regular season for a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Senators Look to Follow Up Big Saturday Night Victory<\/h3>\n

For the Ottawa Senators, they want to follow up an exciting overtime victory in Beantown<\/em>, on Saturday night. Furthermore, they have a few positives going in their direction. The first is that Shane Pinto<\/a> reenters the lineup card. Pinto is the Sens best two-way forward, they are instantly better with him in the lineup. If we look back to 2023-24, if Pinto registered a point, the Sens were an incredible 11-5-1. For a team that finished four games below .500, that is quite significant.<\/p>\n