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Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators Preview & Picks – Senators To Force Game 7 In NHL Playoffs

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30 Apr 2025
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Leigh Copson 30 Apr 2025
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  • Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators picks for Thursday, May 1
  • NHL Playoff game is taking place at Canadian Tire Center
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    Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators Preview & Picks
  • Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Toronto Maple Leafs Form
  • Ottawa Senators Form

Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators Preview & Picks

Ottawa are tipped to make it three wins in a row and force Game 7.

The Senators will be full of confidence after a huge shutout win on the road, while nervousness will almost certainly kick in for a Toronto team has recent playoff demons.

  • Ottawa Senators are 7-3 in the previous 10 meetings
  • Ottawa Senators are 8-3 in their last 11 home games
  • The Under has cashed in 3 of the previous 4 meetings
  • The Under has hit in 11 of Toronto’s previous 15 games

Head To Head

  • Ottawa Senators lead the all-time series 86-74-16
  • Ottawa Senators won 4-0 when the two teams last met on April 29

Toronto Maple Leafs Form

Toronto head back out on the road having passed up on another chance to wrap up this playoff series.

The Maple Leafs opened this series at home and immediately opened up a two-game cushion as they won 6-2 in regulation and 3-2 in overtime.

They then moved within one win of clinching as they travelled to Ottawa to record a 3-2 victory in overtime.

Toronto have failed to complete the job though, following up a 4-3 overtime loss on the road with a 4-0 home defeat to the Senators.

The Maple Leafs secured their place in the playoffs by compiling a 52-26-4 regular-season record to finish atop the Atlantic Division standings.

Ottawa Senators Form

Ottawa return home having resurrected their postseason campaign with back-to-back wins over Toronto.

The Senators looked to be making a quick exit from the playoffs when they lost the first three games of this series with Toronto.

They went out on the road to lose 6-2 in regulation and 3-2 in overtime, before heading home for another 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

That left Ottawa one loss away from elimination, but they have rallied with a 4-3 overtime success at home followed by a 4-0 shutout win on the road.

The Senators earned their place in the playoffs by putting together a 45-30-7 record to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division standings.

Verdict

Ottawa remain on the brink of elimination, but momentum is firmly on their side.

Couple that with a good recent record against a Toronto team, and they make for an appealing pick against a Maple Leafs team who will be feeling extremely nervous.

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