7:07 pm
February 18

Senators @ Maple Leafs

Who will WIN this matchup?

Ottawa Senators (4-13-1)

@ Toronto Maple Leafs (12-3-2)

 

Starting Goalies:

Marcus Hogberg (OTT): Unconfirmed

Michael Hutchinson (TOR): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Ottawa Senators: (+255)

Toronto Maple Leafs: (-310)

 

• After playing a high-scoring game followed by a relatively tame affair, the visiting Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet in the rubber match of a three-game series Thursday night. The Maple Leafs squared the series with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night on a third-period goal by Alexander Kerfoot. The Senators overcame a four-goal deficit Monday night to win the opener 6-5 in overtime. The teams have split four games this season. The victory Monday gave the Senators two wins in a row for the first time this season. The Maple Leafs had lost two in a row before Wednesday.

• Ottawa’s No. 1 goaltender, Matt Murray, returned Wednesday after he missed two games and part of a third with a neck strain. He made 26 saves. Marcus Hogberg started in goal in the previous two games, winning both.

• Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom, who missed four games with an unspecified injury, played 14 minutes in his return to the lineup Wednesday.

• Auston Matthews scored for Toronto in the second period Wednesday, giving him a team-high 14 on the season. He has registered four goals and two assists in four games against the Senators this season and has 28 points (17 goals, 11 assists) in 19 career games against them.

• Brady Tkachuk scored his fifth goal of the season for Ottawa, leveling the score late in the second period. He has three goals and seven assists in 10 career games against Toronto.

• Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen made 27 saves while starting for the 10th game in a row. It had not been decided after the game if Michael Hutchinson might get the start in his place Thursday.

7/10
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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