Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs: NHL match betting tip

On April 27, Ottawa will once again attempt to return to the series with Toronto. The Senators will play at their home arena, where they will try to win their first Stanley Cup. Will the hosts be able to succeed this time? You will find the answer in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Ottawa Senators

Current form
Ottawa has been unable to get a ticket to the Stanley Cup for six years and has finally achieved the desired result, although so far everything is going to ensure that the club leaves the playoffs in the first round. The team made a terrible start to its performance in the series with Toronto, suffering a crushing defeat with a score of 2:6. Playing on the road, the team was unable to cope with the pressure of the opponent, allowing him to repeatedly realize his moments in attack. Goalkeeper Ullmark showed a terrible game, reflecting only 75% of shots.
In the second leg, the Senators played much better and had every chance of success. Five minutes before the final whistle, they managed to equalize the score and put the game into overtime, where they still had to suffer an insulting defeat (2:3). Returning to the home arena, the situation repeated itself. Again, it came to overtime, where in the second minute they had to concede the puck and concede with the same score 2:3. The attacking line played too passively, in three periods the club made only 20 shots at the Toronto goal, where it turned out to be insufficient.
Disqualifications and injuries
Only Hogston will not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Ottawa only scores two goals per game in the playoffs.
- On average, the Senators receive 16 penalty minutes per match.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current form
Toronto picked up excellent form at the very end of the regular season, winning five in a row, which allowed the team to advance to the playoffs from the second position in the Eastern Conference table and reach one of the main outsiders in Ottawa. As expected, the home walls helped the Maple Leafs to make a successful start in the first round of the Stanley Cup, defeating the Senators with a score of 6:2. Many players showed a great game, but the most productive was striker Marner, who scored the puck and provided two assists.
However, it turned out to be much more difficult for the leaves to repeat their success. Even at home, serious difficulties arose, and it came to overtime, but thanks to Domi's accurate shot, they managed to snatch Victoria with a score of 3:2. Next, Toronto went to play on the road, where it also with great difficulty snatched Victoria in extra time (3:2). Once again, Marner and Matthews scored two goals each. Now the club is just one step away from reaching the next stage of the playoffs.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hakanpaa will play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Toronto has completed 55% of the majority attempts in this playoff.
- The Leafs concede two goals per match on average.
Trends
There is no goalbetin each period.
In four face-to-face matches out of six, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.27First Goalbet: Toronto
In four out of five head-to-head matches, Toronto opened the scoring
1.92Tip and bets
In the upcoming match, the bookmakers cannot single out a clear favorite and give the teams approximately equal odds to win. Indeed, if you do not take into account the first match, then in each match there is a very serious struggle and everything is solved with one successful throw. What is especially noteworthy is that Toronto does not stand out as a clear favorite, but it has a little more luck in realizing the moments. We believe that the home walls will still help Ottawa to win at least one victory in this playoff.
Our prediction is that Ottawa will win with a handicap (0) in 1.91
Bet on the total
As you can see, the teams are not particularly distinguished by their productive game and show very accurate hockey. It is unlikely that anything will change dramatically, which means that it is better to choose the total less as the second bet.
The betting tip is a total of less than six goals in 1.60
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Returning to the home arena, Ottawa began to show a confident game in the first period. The team was even able to earn an advantage at the end of the starting segment, which it will be able to repeat in the upcoming match.
Prediction - Ottawa wins in the first period with a handicap (0) in 1.83