How To Bet On Game 2 Between The Maple Leafs and Senators

The Senators are 1.5-goal underdogs against the Maple Leafs, whom they beat three times during the regular season
Brady Tkachuk sits at +210 to score the first playoff goal of his career

TORONTO – The Ottawa Senators face the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 2 of the first round Tuesday night after the Maple Leafs took Game 1 at home.

Senators vs Maple Leafs Game Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Senators	+1.5 (-165)	+160	O 6.0 (+102)
Maple Leafs	-1.5 (+140)	-185	U 6.0 (-122)

Legal betting sites like the Maple Leafs to protect home ice and go up 2-0 heading back to Ottawa.

The Senators won all three times the two teams played in the regular season, two of which came by margins of 2+ goals.

Bet The Over On Total Goals

Neither team has been particularly dominant on the defensive end, and both teams have goalies who ranked outside the top 10 in save percentage this season.

In each of the teams’ first two matchups, there was a total of just three goals scored in each game. In the last two games, the teams combined for six and seven goals in each game.

In Game 1 of the series, the Maple Leafs attempted just 24 shots and scored six times, while the Senators scored twice on 33 shots. Both teams rank in the top half of the league in shot attempts per game, with the Senators at 29.3 per game and the Maple Leafs at 28 per game.

If both teams can be at or above their average shot attempts for the season, expect plenty of goals to be scored. Take the over on 6.0 total goals with +102 odds at NHL betting sites.

Take Tkachuk To Score

Brady Tkachuk led the NHL in shot attempts per game this season with 4.11 per game.

In Game 1 of the series, Tkachuk attempted 5 shots, but wound up with a goose egg in the goals category. He has nine career goals against Toronto, tied for his fifth most against any team.

Tkachuk’s odds to score sit at +210, tied for the fourth shortest odds of any player. Locals can bet on him to score a goal during Game 2 of the Battle of Ontario at Canadian betting sites.

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