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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ first-round series is set. They will be playing their Ontario rival, the Ottawa Senators, in the newest instalment of the Battle of Ontario in the playoffs.

John Tavares has fond memories of watching the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Ottawa Senators in the early 2000s.