The Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet in NHL action from Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Who comes out on top in this edition of the Battle of Ontario? Let’s dive in and find out with our Senators vs. Maple Leafs Prediction.

Ottawa Senators Team Preview

The Ottawa Senators come into this one looking to build on a 5-4 win in OT over Pittsburgh last time out. Tim Stutzle leads Ottawa in scoring with 32 points including a team-high 25 assists along with 7 goals. Claude Giroux has 27 points with 9 goals and 18 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 24 points with a team-high 15 goals. Drake Batherson has 26 points with 11 goals and 15 assists and Jakob Chychrun also has 24 points with 18 assists. Joonas Korpisalo has gone 6-11 with a 3.62 GAA and an .891 save percentage in goal for Ottawa while Anton Forsberg is 6-6 with a 3.29 GAA and an .877 save percentage in goal for the Senators.

Ottawa Senators Team Facts

The home team has won each of the Senators’ last six games.
The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games.
The Senators have lost the second period in each of their last four night games after coming off overtime.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Senators’ last 15 games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be out to build on a 4-1 win over Columbus in their last matchup. William Nylander leads the Leafs in points with 45 points this season including 16 goals and a team-high 29 assists while Auston Matthews has 41 points with a team-high 28 goals. Mitch Marner has 36 points with 23 assists while John Tavares has 30 points with 10 goals and 20 assists this season. Joseph Woll has posted a 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Ilya Samsonov is 5-2-5 with a 3.79 GAA and an .871 save percentage between the pipes for Toronto this season. Martin Jones is also 4-1 with a 2.79 GAA and a .917 save percentage as well this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts

The Maple Leafs have lost seven of their last eight games as home favorites following a road win.
The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 18 games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
The road team has won the second period in each of the last five games between the Senators and Maple Leafs.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last 11 games.

Matchup/League Facts

The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 3rd in the league for goals per game this season (3.58).
The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (26.37%).
The Ottawa Senators rank 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.29%).
The Ottawa Senators rank 28th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.55).

Senators vs. Maple Leafs Prediction

I’m on the over here. I just don’t think I can trust either one of these goaltending groups right now, and both have some offensive potential when going head-to-head. These teams also don’t like each other but they enjoy hurting each other on the scoreboard just as much as they do on the ice. Give me the over in what should be a high-scoring game.