Bobby McMann — who made his debut on the top line — had the lone goal for the Leafs as Toronto fell short 2-1 to Ottawa.

SENATORS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1 A fortunate bounce made a huge difference for the Ottawa Senators in the latest round of the Battle of Ontario Saturday night. It doesn’t matter how all that matters is how many and a bounce off centre Shane Pinto’s knee that landed in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ net turned out to be the winner in Ottawa’s 2-1 victory at the Canadian Tire Centre.

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One big key to the Senators emerging victorious over Toronto was Pinto’s play against Leafs superstar Auston Matthews. Pinto played over 13 minutes against Matthews at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick. Matthews played 22:47 but had just one shot in the loss, snapping his five-game points streak.

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Shane Pinto spoiled the night for thousands of Toronto Maple Leafs fans on Saturday night. Pinto scored his ninth of the season after Matthew Highmore’s pass deflected off Pinto’s knee to give Ottawa (24-20-4) a 2-1 lead with 9:13 remaining in regulation.

Bobby McMann has been amazing for the Buds this season, and our Maple Leafs vs. Senators predictions take him to get a point tonight.

The Ottawa Senators got a huge blow to their forward corps as Nick Cousins ended up colliding with Toronto's Jacob Quillan and needed help off the ice.