Capitals at Maple Leafs Prediction
The Washington Capitals will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday evening at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
Capitals Preview
The Washington Capitals are 26-19-6 this season after they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Washington out shot Pittsburgh by a total of 45-37 and went 1-3 on the power play in the win. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.14 goals per game, 2.78 goals against per game, 20.5% on the power play, and 81.8% on the penalty kill. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with 32 goals, 22 assists, and 215 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 15-13-4 this season with a 2.54 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 30-12-8 this season after they lost to the Ottawa Senators by a score of 6-2 in their last game. Toronto was out shot by a total of 34-33 and lost 60% of the faceoffs in the game. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.36 goals per game, 2.66 goals against per game, 24.4% on the power play, and 79.4% on the penalty kill. William Nylander has led the Maple Leafs with 27 goals, 31 assists, and 180 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Matt Murray, who is 11-5-2 this season with a 2.73 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
Trends
Washington is 9-3 in their last 12 road games and 3-8 in their last 11 Sunday games. The under is 3-1-1 in Washington’s last 5 games. Toronto is 24-6 in their last 30 games against the Metropolitan and 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games. The over is 6-1-3 in Toronto’s last 10 Sunday games. The over is 5-1-1 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
Pick
Toronto comes into this game after losing to Ottawa by a score of 6-2 and will be without Auston Matthews in this game. Washington has lost two of their last three games, but did defeat Pittsburgh in their last game. Even with Toronto missing Matthews, I like them to win this game against a Washington team that is dealing with their own injuries.
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