Two teams that split their head-to-head series (two wins apiece) last year, the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs clash at Scotiabank Arena for a divisional tilt. This one will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6 and it is being televised live on CBC Sports.
Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds
Ottawa (+205) is entering this one as the underdog to Toronto (-245) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -120 over, +100 under.
The Ottawa Senators went just 28-54 straight up (SU) last season, while the Toronto Maple Leafs finished 49-33.
The visiting Senators managed to score 2.70 goals per game on offense (30.7 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.55 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 33.1 shots per game against the Senators last year.
Fueled by 31.9 offensive shot attempts per contest, the Maple Leafs were able to put up 3.34 goals/game. They yielded 34.0 shots and 2.92 goals per game on defense.
Regarding the power play a year ago, the Maple Leafs outperformed the Senators on both offense and defense. They converted on a whopping 25.0% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 80.2% of the power plays faced by their defense. On the other hand, the Senators found the back of the goal on 16.5% of their power play chances during the 2017-18 season. They managed to kill off 76.1% of all opponent power plays.
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Over
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Ottawa has managed 0.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Toronto is averaging 26.0 shots per game over its last five at home.
Toronto was 7-2 in games decided by a shootout last year. Ottawa was 2-7 in shootouts.
Toronto’s skaters recorded 8.5 takeaways per game and allowed 12.2 giveaways per contest.
Ottawa skaters converted 6.8 takeaways per game while allowing 9.9 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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