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# Round 1 - Game 3 Preview: Leafs @ Senators
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/round-1-game-3-preview-leafs-senators/
- Published: 2025-04-24T15:48:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-24T15:48:21.000Z
- Description: Their house tonight.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage, Maple Leafs Playoffs

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Ottawa Senators  
07:00 PM at Canadian Tire Centre  
Watch on: ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS

### 

The series moves up the road to Ottawa for two games. 

### Them

As with the skate before last game, Nick Jensen and our friend Ridly Greig were absent, but they are assumed to be playing. This would give the team the same lineup as last game. 

#### Lines

Last Game (2025-04-22) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/ottawa-senators/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Brady Tkachuk - Tim Stützle - Claude Giroux  
David Perron - Dylan Cozens - Drake Batherson  
Ridly Greig - Shane Pinto - Michael Amadio  
Nick Cousins - Adam Gaudette - Fabian Zetterlund

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

Linus Ullmark  
Anton Forsberg

### Us

Should the Leafs make any lineup changes? That's a tough call. They've won twice, and coaches don't like to mess with a lineup that's been winning. Taking a long view of the playoffs, maybe now is the time to start working players in who have been idle for a time. 

The decision today is to leave the lineup almost entirely as is and replace Nick Robertson with Max Pacioretty. 

If the Leafs win, then there might be a rotation of the goalies next game. 

#### Lines

Last Game (2025-04-22) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) with one change.

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner  
Pontus Holmberg - John Tavares - William Nylander  
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - Max Pacioretty.  
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev  
Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo  
Simon Benoit - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Anthony Stolarz  
Joe Woll

### The Game

This is the most likely game for Ottawa to win. Moneypuck has Ottawa at 50.2 to Toronto's 49.8 percent. But beyond the home ice advantage, what gives Ottawa an emotional edge is the simple fact that if they can't win this game, they can't win. 

Saturday's game is the second most likely game for them to win for much the same reasons. A win tonight for the Leafs is a dagger in the heart of their hopes. 

Crush their dreams, guys.