Leafs vs Senators 2026-27: Battle of Ontario Dates, Results and How to Watch

Leafs vs Senators never really needs a sales pitch. Two teams, about 450 kilometres of the 401 and the 416 between them, and a lot of history.

Round one this season went to Ottawa. The Senators walked into Scotiabank Arena on October 3, opened their own season in Toronto, and left with a 3-2 win. Three meetings are left, and the next one isn’t until January.

Here’s everything you need for the rest of the 2026-27 Battle of Ontario: what happened in the first game, the dates still to come, where each game airs, and a quick look at why this rivalry still matters so much in this province.

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Leafs vs Senators: The Quick Version

	Date	Where	Time (ET)	TV
Game 1	Sat, Oct 3	Toronto	Played	Senators won 3-2
Game 2	Wed, Jan 20	Ottawa	7:30 p.m.	Prime Video (exclusive)
Game 3	Sat, Feb 13	Ottawa	7:00 p.m.	Saturday night, check Sportsnet
Game 4	Sat, Mar 27	Toronto	7:00 p.m.	Saturday night, check Sportsnet

Ottawa leads the season series 1-0. Channels can change closer to the date, so double-check on NHL.com the week of each game.

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How Round One Went: Senators 3, Leafs 2

October 3 was Ottawa’s season opener and Toronto’s third game in five nights. You could kind of tell.

Thomas Chabot, wearing the C for the first time, had a goal and an assist. Michael Amadio also scored. Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko answered for Toronto, and it was 2-2 after two periods.

Then Stephen Halliday buried a rebound at 9:46 of the third, and that was that. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves. Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 at the other end and didn’t have much chance on the winner.

It was a good, tight game. Not the kind of loss that keeps you up at night, but definitely the kind your buddy from Kanata texts you about for a week.

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Where Both Teams Stand Right Now

As of October 20, the two teams have gone in very different directions:

Team	Record	Points	Quick take
Ottawa Senators	6-3-0	12	Fast start, winning close games
Toronto Maple Leafs	4-4-2	10	Lots of one-goal losses, still finding it

Ottawa has won six of its first nine, including two shootouts. The Leafs have been on the wrong end of too many one-goal games, though the 6-3 win in Colorado showed what this group looks like when it clicks.

It’s early. A lot can change before January 20. But right now, Ottawa has the bragging rights.

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Leafs vs Senators Game 2: Wednesday, January 20 (Prime Video)

This is the one that will catch people out.

The January 20 game in Ottawa is a Wednesday night game, and Wednesday national games are exclusive to Prime Video in Canada this season. It won’t be on Sportsnet or TSN. If you don’t have Amazon Prime, that’s the night you’ll find out.

Prime is about $9.99 a month or $99 a year, and plenty of people already have it through their Amazon account without realising it includes hockey now.

Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Leafs vs Senators Games 3 and 4: Two Saturday Nights

February 13 in Ottawa and March 27 in Toronto both fall on Saturday nights, which usually means Sportsnet’s Saturday Night Hockey, the show that replaced Hockey Night in Canada this year. Both start at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The March 27 game is the last Battle of Ontario of the regular season, and with the playoff race heating up by then, it could matter a lot.

If you’re not sure what changed with Saturday hockey this year, we broke it all down in our NHL in Ontario 2026-27 guide.

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How to Watch Leafs vs Senators

Here’s the simple setup for the three remaining games:

1. Amazon Prime for January 20. Non-negotiable for that one.
2. Sportsnet or Sportsnet+ for the two Saturday games.
3. A decent streaming device with a wired connection if you can manage it.

Leafs fans who want every game, not just the Ottawa ones, will also need TSN for the regional broadcasts. We went through every channel, price and setup tip in How to Watch Maple Leafs Games in 2026-27.

A few quick tips for rivalry nights specifically:

• Turn off score alerts. Streams run 20 to 60 seconds behind live, and a group chat full of Sens fans will spoil a goal before you see it.
• Restart your streaming stick before puck drop. Sticks that have been on for days get slow.
• Use ethernet for big games. Wi-Fi is fine most nights. Rivalry nights aren’t most nights.

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Why the Battle of Ontario Still Matters

If you’re new to Ontario, or just new to hockey, here’s the short version of why Leafs vs Senators gets people so worked up.

The Senators came back into the NHL in 1992, and for about a decade the two teams were both very good at the same time. They met in the playoffs four times in five years, in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004. Toronto won all four series. The 2004 one went to Game 7.

Ottawa fans have not forgotten. Leafs fans have not let them.

Then they didn’t meet in the playoffs again for 21 years, until April 2025. Toronto won Game 1 6-2, took a 3-0 series lead, and then the Senators pushed it to six games. Max Pacioretty scored the winner late in Game 6 in Ottawa on May 1, 2025, and the Leafs moved on.

So the playoff record is Toronto 5, Ottawa 0. That’s a lot of history for one regular-season game in October to make up for, but you can understand why Sens fans enjoyed this one.

It’s also a family rivalry in a way the others aren’t. Plenty of Ontario households have one of each. Thanksgiving dinner in some homes comes with a seating chart.

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Leafs vs Senators FAQ

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See You on January 20

Three games left, one point of pride on the line, and no free TV option this year. Get your Prime account sorted before January, put March 27 in the calendar now, and maybe stay off the group chat until the third period ends.

Looking for more on how streaming works in this province? Start at IPTV Ontario for our full guides.

Last updated: October 20, 2026. Sources: NHL.com, ESPN, TSN and Ottawa Senators game recaps, the official 2026-27 team schedules and the Prime Video Wednesday Night Hockey schedule.