Schedule / Matchup Preview

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
SN · TVAS2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Auston Matthews has solved Linus Ullmark before, 17 goals on 85 shots. But the problem is Dylan Cozens, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Maple Leafs.
Scotiabank Arena
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Senators
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Auston Matthews has solved Linus Ullmark before, 17 goals on 85 shots. But the problem is Dylan Cozens, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Maple Leafs.

Stay out of the box: the Maple Leafs' power play ranks 5th and Ottawa's penalty kill sits 26th. Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Auston Matthews has 17 goals on Linus Ullmark (85 shots).
(Toronto)
17 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
John Tavares has 11 goals on Linus Ullmark (72 shots).
(Toronto)
11 goals on Linus Ullmark
Special Teams
Toronto's power play ranks 5th while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
5th / 26th PP vs PK
Player
Dylan Cozens has 5 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Player
Claude Giroux has 5 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Series
Second meeting of the season — Ottawa took the first 3-2 on Oct 3. See the games →
0-1 series, TOR