Senators lineup tonight: Ottawa’s projected lineup for Game 2 against Toronto Maple Leafs | Stanley Cup Playoffs, Round 1, April 22, 2025

By Evan Bell

Modified Apr 22, 2025 15:49 GMT

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs - Source: Imagn — Looking at the Ottawa Senators lines for tonight's Game 2 action against the Toronto Maple Leafs (Image credit: Imagn)

Tonight, the Ottawa Senators will look to bounce back from a lopsided loss in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto picked up a convincing 6-2 win as Ottawa struggled to stave off coach Craig Berube's offensive onslaught.

The Senators will look to bounce back and swing momentum their way before the series heads back to Ottawa for Game 3 later in the week.

Ottawa did sweep Toronto during the regular season, which should give the team some added confidence as they look to tie things up tonight while on the road.

Ottawa Senators projected lines

Note: Lines subject to change.

Forwards

Brady Tkachuk - Tim Stützle - Claude Giroux
David Perron - Dylan Cozens - Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig - Shane Pinto - Micahael Amadio
Matthew Highmore - Adam Gaudette - Fabian Zetterlund

Defense

Jake Sanderson - Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot - Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven - Nikolas Matinpalo

Goalies

Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg

Powerplay

Brady Tkachuk, Dylan Cozens, Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson
Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig, Fabian Zetterlund, David Perron, Thomas Chabot

Penalty Kill

Shane Pinto, Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson, Artem Zub
Ridly Greig, Matthew Highmore, Thomas Chabot, Nick Jensen

Looking at the odds to win the Maple Leafs-Senators series ahead of a pivotal Game 2 in Toronto

Toronto is the betting favorite to win tonight's game. Despite that, what may surprise some fans is that Toronto is the overwhelming betting favorite to win the series.

While the team entered into the postseason with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, Ottawa actually swept the regular-season series, going 3-0 against the Maple Leafs during the regular season.

Despite that, on both FanDuel and DraftKings, Toronto is an overwhelming betting favorite to win the series.

On DraftKings, Toronto is a -400 betting favorite for the series, while Ottawa is a +300 underdog.

If Ottawa can pull out a win tonight, it will be interesting to see if the betting odds for the series shift or if fans are still expecting Toronto to pull out a win.

About the author

Evan Bell is a journalist specializing in the NBA and NHL at Sportskeeda, whose love for the game stems from a childhood spent watching the Chicago Bulls. He has been there through their highs and lows, from the Jordan era to the exciting Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah years.

Evan finds the 82-game season and the intensity of playoff basketball exhilarating, and he also revels in the offseason drama. Phil Jackson stands out as his favorite coach, whom he admires for his composed leadership and success in managing dynamic personalities like Dennis Rodman.

To deliver top-quality content, Evan fact-checks information while diligently keeping up with the action year-round.

When he's not writing, Evan follows tennis and Greek football, and also plays basketball and tennis.

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