Ottawa Senators (4-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (6-4-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs knocked off the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in overtime.
Toronto has gone 6-4-2 overall with a 3-2-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have an even scoring differential this season, scoring and allowing 41 goals.
Ottawa went 39-35-8 overall and 15-9-2 in division games last season. The Senators scored 259 total goals last season (72 power-play goals and nine shorthanded goals).
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has five goals and 12 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Brady Tkachuk has eight goals and three assists for the Senators. Tim Stutzle has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 4-4-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Senators: 4-6-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.7 assists, 5.7 penalties and 14 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Jake McCabe: day to day (groin), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Senators: Erik Brannstrom: day to day (undisclosed), Thomas Chabot: out (hand), Mark Kastelic: out (lower-body), Ridly Greig: day to day (lower-body), Artem Zub: day to day (concussion).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
