Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators - 3/14/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Ottawa Senators (9-20-1) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (19-8-2)
Game Info: Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 7:00 pm (Canadian Tire Centre)
Betting Odds: Ottawa Senators +201 / Toronto Maple Leafs -229 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators meet Sunday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre.
The Toronto Maple Leafs need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 31.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 21 goals, Mitchell Marner has 26 assists and John Tavares has 76 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponents power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 55 goals on 562 shots faced and Michael Hutchinson has given up 10 goals on 151 shots.
The Ottawa Senators need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 10 goals, Thomas Chabot has 16 assists and Drake Batherson has 65 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing four goals per game and are killing 73.7 percent of their opponents power plays. Matt Murray has allowed 73 goals on 608 shots faced and Marcus Hogberg has allowed 31 goals on 220 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 6-16 in their last 22 games playing on 0 days rest and 16-7 in their last 23 overall. The Senators are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 18-45 in their last 63 overall. The under is 4-1 in Maple Leafs last 5 road games. The over is 4-1 in Senators last 5 overall. The Maple Leafs are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings in Ottawa and 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The home team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have run into their first rough patch of the season and they're now on the end of a back to back. The Ottawa Senators appear to be coming back down to the earth and the defensive effort still isn't any good. The bottom line is the Maple Leafs shouldn't stay in this recent funk for long, and they've already beaten the Senators three times this season, which includes outscoring them 9-4 in the last two meetings. The Maple Leafs should have a field day offensively in this game. Give me Toronto and the PL.
Randy’s Pick Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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