LGD: Battle of Ontario, Lopsided Edition
By Ryan Hobart
5 years agoComing off the 3-2 overtime win against the Canadiens, the Leafs will face the dilapidated Ottawa Senators tonight.
As Hockey Night in Canada returns, Toronto will have to ensure they come into this game focused; we all know how easy it is to be lackadaisical in a game like this, which could easily be their ruin.
Leafs Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 75.2#30 LW |  AUSTON MATTHEWS Rating: 82.8#8 C |  TYLER ENNIS Rating: 70.8#88 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 76.27#23 FL1 |
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 71.9#71 LW |  JOHN TAVARES Rating: 79.6#19 C |  MITCH MARNER Rating: 76.7#34 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 76.08#8 FL2 |
 JOSH LEIVO Rating: 72.3#64 LW |  NAZEM KADRI Rating: 78.0#26 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 70.2#99 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 73.47#6 FL3 |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 73.0#50 LW |  PAR LINDHOLM Rating: 72.5#87 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 70.7#90 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 72.09#3 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 76.6#16 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.0#57 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 74.31#22 DL1 |
 JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.6#17 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 71.4#66 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.00#13 DL2 |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 74.0#32 LD |  IGOR OZHIGANOV | DL3 Rating Rating: 73.98#3 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 FREDERIK ANDERSEN Rating: 74.9#18 G1 |  GARRET SPARKS Rating: 72.3#29 G2 |
Senators Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 RYAN DZINGEL Rating: 73.9#40 LW |  MATT DUCHENE Rating: 76.5#35 C |  BOBBY RYAN Rating: 72.7#61 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 74.37#29 FL1 |
 ZACK SMITH Rating: 68.4#178 LW |  COLIN WHITE Rating: 68.7#173 C |  MARK STONE Rating: 79.0#7 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 72.02#28 FL2 |
 ALEX FORMENTON Rating: 72.4#63 LW |  CHRIS TIERNEY Rating: 71.5#124 C |  MIKKEL BOEDKER Rating: 72.8#57 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 72.23#16 FL3 |
 MAX MCCORMICK Rating: 69.7#114 LW |  TOM PYATT Rating: 68.3#181 C |  MAGNUS PAAJARVI Rating: 70.3#107 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 69.42#27 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 THOMAS CHABOT Rating: 68.7#124 LD |  DYLAN DEMELO Rating: 72.3#52 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 70.49#31 DL1 |
 MARK BOROWIECKI Rating: 68.6#125 LD |  CHRIS WIDEMAN Rating: 74.5#32 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 71.58#25 DL2 |
 MAXIME LAJOIE |  CODY CECI Rating: 69.8#84 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 69.79#28 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CRAIG ANDERSON Rating: 69.5#55 G1 |  MIKE CONDON Rating: 68.1#64 G2 |
Preview
The Leafs are certainly going to be favoured against this tortured Senators team. After a long summer of rumours of Erik Karlsson trades, the trade finally went through. Their top pairing now is the worst in the league, and their other skaters aren’t much better.
Toronto will be once again relying on the scoring threat of Auston Matthews and John Tavares to disect this Ottawa team which is already mostly in shambles.
Best of luck to the team, and go Leafs go!
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