Capitals vs. Maple Leafs prop picks: Expect Matthews to deliver on the power play

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Arena for their home opener tonight.

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs' powerplay were held off the score sheet last night. Look for Toronto's star centre and Evgeny Kuznetsov to have their fair share of scoring chances this evening.

Matthews had five shots in Wednesday's season opener. He's cleared this prop in eight of his last 13 regular season games. Matthews is one of the best 5v5 players in the NHL. The Capitals gave up 30 shots last night. The Maple Leafs are playing in front of their home fans tonight.

Matthews is a prop pick for the Leafs. He is over 0.5 points per game. The Leafs had the best power play in the NHL last season, cashing in on 27.27% of all opportunities. They had four opportunities yesterday but couldn't score. Matthews had 29 power-play points last year and 132 chances (13th).

Kuznetsov had five shots on goal last night. He averaged 2.63 shots per game last season.