Pregame analysis and predictions of the Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs NHL game to be played on April 20, 2025 on ESPN.

The Post’s hockey writers make their pick for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Senators are finally returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but what should their fans expectations be for the run?

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.

For the first time since April 2004, the Toronto Maple Leafs are meeting the Ottawa Senators in the NHL playoffs. That Ontario-based battle ended with the Leafs winning in seven games; this time around,

Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs with a 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The Ottawa Senators tuned up for the post-season on Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale for both teams.