Battle of Ontario: Maple Leafs aim to close out Senators in Game 5

Game 5 of the Battle of Ontario goes Tuesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs look to put an end to the series.

Leading 3-1, the Leafs are favourites on FanDuel to advance to the second round and are -162 to win Game 5 and -1600 to win the series, implying a 94.12 per cent probability.

Over the last two decades, the Maple Leafs are 1-13 in potential series-clinching playoff games, with their only win coming on the road in Game 6 of the first round in 2023.

Any athlete will tell you the series-clinching game is always the hardest one to get but despite the Sens coming in as the team with their backs against the wall, Leafs captain Auston Matthews insists his team needs to be the desperate one. Thomas Chabot admitted there is some pressure and it will take Ottawa's best to get the win.

The Senators survived elimination on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win on home ice. They look to become just the fifth team in league history to overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win.

The most recent NHL team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit was the 2014 Los Angeles Kings, who won four straight games to beat the San Jose Sharks in the first round.

Outside of the four teams to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win, only six other NHL teams have forced a Game 7 after being down 3-0.

Ottawa is +860 to advance to the second round, and the series is +300 to reach Game 7.

Auston Matthews has been held to a single goal through four games in the Maple Leafs' series against the Senators and Travis Green assessed the job his team has done against the Matthews line.

Before we get to a best bet from Domenic Padula, TSN’s senior sports betting analyst, let’s take a look at a market that had us on the edge of our seats Saturday night.

For the third straight game,