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Game Day: Maple Leafs at Senators
By Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun
First posted: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:55 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:36 AM EDT
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/10/21/game-day-maple-leafs-at-senators
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS at OTTAWA SENATORS
Saturday, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre
TV: CBC; Radio: 590 AM
FIVE KEYS TO THE GAME
First things first
Toronto’s record of 6-1 is built largely on it pounding out 14 first-period goals to date. But there have been moments very early in the match where Leafs lapses and a goal or two against could put an entirely different spin on the outcome.
Crowd pleasers
Home ice advantage tends to go out the window in this building, with Bytowners griping about why so many tickets find their way into the hands of vocal Leafs supporters. Sens must win back their lost territory. Toronto is 2-0 on the road, both wins in Canadian cities, while Ottawa has yet to win at CTC.
Anderson/Andersen
Steady Freddy Andersen lost his only start here as a Leaf last October in the Matthews game. and Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson was marooned by his mates against the Devils the other night, peppered with 46 shots. If the Leafs get that kind of shooting room with their arsenal, 50-plus pucks on goal is not out of the question.
Flippin’ crazy
Toronto coach Mike Babcock’s rotation of fourth line centre and the 5-6 defence position has paid off so far. He won’t want to change the lineup coming off this game, unless someone gives him a darn good reason to.
Kill joys
Ottawa’s penalty-killing unit is No. 1 in the NHL and survived 10 of 13 Leafs minors in last season’s series.
THE BIG MATCHUP
Auston Matthews vs. Erik Karlsson
The two leading scorers in last season’s series hook up as Karlsson re-sets from an early season ankle injury. Sure, Matthews can strike fears in the hearts of the Sens after his four-goal game here a year ago, but Karlsson can get the Leafs off their balance beam in a hurry when he’s in full flight.
SPECIAL TEAMS
MAPLE LEAFS -- PP 30.0% (1st), PK 83.3% (7th)
SENATORS -- PP 18.9% (17th), PK 95.2% (2nd)
SICK BAY
MAPLE LEAFS -- None.
SENATORS --Mark Borowiecki, Ben Harpur, Zack Smith, Colin White
Senators are ready for the Battle of Ontario against Maple Leafs
As the Ottawa Senators prepare to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre in Round 1 of the 2017-18 edition of the provincial rivalry, there are two points on the line that will come in handy when the National Hockey League hands out playoff spots in April.
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Game Day: Toronto at Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre, 7 p.m. TV: CBC. Radio: TSN 1200, Unique 94.5 FM
Special teams
Ottawa: PP 18.9% (17th); PK 95.2% (2nd)
Toronto: PP 30% (1st); PK 83.3% (7th)
The Big Matchup: Craig Anderson vs. Frederik Andersen
No, Anderson didn’t look good on the OT winner by New Jersey’s John Moore on Thursday, but the Senators goalie faced 46 shots and didn’t receive a lot of help. Anderson has a 13-6-3 lifetime record against the Leafs with a .920 save-percentage. Andersen’s .899 save-percentage isn’t great, but he has five wins and that’s all that really matters. Makes the necessary saves.
Five keys to the game
1. Win at home: This is starting to sound like a broken record, but the Senators are 0-1-3 at home to start this season. This trend has to change and quickly.
2. Hold a lead: The Senators squandered a two-goal third-period lead on home ice for the second time this season when they let it slip away against the Devils. That’s a no-no.
3. Stop Matthews: Nobody can forget Auston Matthews’ four-goal night against the Senators in the 2016-170 season opener. He has six goals already this season and is a force.
4. Goals from Ryan: Through seven games this season, the Senators’ Bobby Ryan has five assists. He set up Derick Brassard with a nice pass Thursday, but it would be good for Ryan to get on the board himself.
5. Keep up the good work: The Senators are No. 1 in the 31-team NHL in penalty killing and they’ve got to keep that up by limiting the Leafs’ chances.
Rosters
Senators forward lines
Ryan Dzingel-Kyle Turris-Alex Burrows
Bobby Ryan-Derick Brassard-Mark Stone
Mike Hoffman-J.G. Pageau-Tom Pyat
Nate Thompson-Logan Brown-Chris DiDomenico
Defence pairings
Johnny Oduya-Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf-Cody Ceci
Frederik Claesson-Chris Wideman
Goaltenders
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Maple Leafs forward lines
Zach Hyman-Auston Matthews-William Nylander
Patrick Marleau-Nazem Kadri-Leo Komarov
James van Riemsdyk-Tyler Bozak-Connor Brown
Matt Martin-Eric Fehr-Mitch Marner
Defence pairings
Morgan Rielly-Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner-Nikita Zaitsev
Andreas Borgman-Connor Carrick
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen
Curtis McElhinney
Injuries
Ottawa: Mark Borowiecki, Ben Harpur, Zack Smith, Colin White
Toronto: None
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