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TOR 4 – 2 OTT

Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.

Model
OTT 70%
Expected score
2.5 – 3.6
Market
—
Venue
Canadian Tire Centre
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

OTT win70%TOR 31%
FinishesOTT reg 57% · OT/SO 12%TOR reg 20% · OT/SO 10%
Most likely finalsTOR 2–3 OTT (8%) · TOR 1–4 OTT (7%) · TOR 2–5 OTT (6%)
Club ratings (Elo)OTT 1557 · TOR 1394by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

TOR · expected (depth chart)

Sergei Bobrovsky

Goalie rating 1490 (below the league middle) · -13.0 saved above expected on 1948 shots last season
OTT · expected (depth chart)

Linus Ullmark

Goalie rating 1529 (above the league middle) · -5.9 saved above expected on 1805 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

TOR

Toronto Maple Leafs

Head coach Jim Hiller

L1 Matthew Knies (below the league middle) · Auston Matthews (below the league middle) · Jack Roslovic (above the league middle)

L2 Gavin McKenna · John Tavares (below the league middle) · William Nylander (top tenth of the league)

L3 Bo Groulx · Colton Sissons (below the league middle) · Easton Cowan (above the league middle)

D1 Morgan Rielly (above the league middle) · Darren Raddysh (top tenth of the league)

D2 Jake McCabe (above the league middle) · Chris Tanev

PP1 Jack Roslovic (above the league middle) · John Tavares (below the league middle) · William Nylander (top tenth of the league) · Darren Raddysh (top tenth of the league) · Auston Matthews (below the league middle)

OTT

Ottawa Senators

Head coach Travis Green

L1 William Eklund (bottom tenth of the league) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Fabian Zetterlund (above the league middle)

L2 Andre Burakovsky (below the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league)

L3 Ridly Greig (below the league middle) · Shane Pinto (below the league middle) · Michael Amadio (above the league middle)

D1 Jake Sanderson (top tenth of the league) · Artem Zub (above the league middle)

D2 Thomas Chabot (above the league middle) · Jordan Spence (above the league middle)

PP1 Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Jake Sanderson (top tenth of the league) · William Eklund (bottom tenth of the league)

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

TOR · 2 out

Toronto Maple Leafs

Elvis Merzlikins (G): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-08-20, expected back 2026-11-30

Max Domi (C): Out (back), listed since 2026-09-11, expected back 2026-11-03

OTT · 0 out

Ottawa Senators

Nobody listed.

Goals · the league's own clips

6 goals

Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.

TOR · P2 03:51 · H. Rybinski (V. Lettieri, N. Blankenburg) · PP · clip

OTT · P2 06:18 · D. Cozens · clip

TOR · P3 10:01 · S. Lorentz (M. Rifai, B. Duhaime) · clip

OTT · P3 10:42 · H. Stanley (T. Hamara, C. Giroux) · clip

TOR · P3 15:43 · R. Tverberg (J. Quillan, B. Smith) · clip

TOR · P3 19:52 · T. Blueger · PP · empty net · clip

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger