While the Maple Leafs are making their ninth consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Senators are in the postseason for the first time since 2017 when they lost in double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Ottawa Senators will head south to begin their Stanley Cup Playoffs return as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of the First Round. The Battle of Ontario is back as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Senators-Maple Leafs Game 1 prediction and pick.

The Senators and Maple Leafs are much more evenly matched than it might look, but a few things have to go perfectly for Ottawa to upset.