Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals - NHL - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

Thursday’s NHL lineup includes a contest between the favored Toronto Maple Leafs (0-1-0, -215 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Washington Capitals (0-1-0, +177 moneyline odds) at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+, TVAS, TSN4, and NBCS-DC.

Maple Leafs vs. Capitals Predictions

Maple Leafs vs. Capitals Betting Odds

Maple Leafs vs Capitals Betting Information
Favorite	Moneyline	Total
Maple Leafs	-215	6.5

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Maple Leafs vs. Capitals Betting Trends

The Maple Leafs won 68.4% of their games when favored on the moneyline a season ago (52-24).
Toronto went 20-10 (66.7%) a season ago when playing with moneyline odds of -215 or stronger.
Based on the moneyline in this game, the Maple Leafs’ implied win probability is 68.3%.
The Maple Leafs scored the second-most goals in the NHL last season (312 total, 3.8 per game).
The Maple Leafs were 19th in goals against, conceding 252 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL play.
The Capitals claimed an upset victory in 16, or 47.1%, of the 34 games they played as an underdog last season.
Washington won one of its three games last season when an underdog by +177 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline in this matchup implies a 36.1% chance for the Capitals to win.
The Capitals were 10th in the NHL in scoring last season (270 goals, 3.3 per game).
The Capitals’ total of 242 goals allowed (3.0 per game) was 12th in the NHL.

Maple Leafs vs. Capitals Over/Under Trends

Toronto and its opponent hit the over on this game’s total (6.5 goals) 53 times last season.
Last season, 47 of Washington’s games featured more than 6.5 goals.
The Maple Leafs scored 3.80 goals per game last season, compared to the Capitals’ 3.29, adding up to 0.6 more goals than this contest’s over/under of 6.5.
These two teams allowed a combined 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 less than this game’s over/under.

Maple Leafs Team Leaders 2021-22

Auston Matthews was one of Toronto’s leading contributors last season with 106 points. He had 60 goals and 46 assists.
Mitchell Marner had 35 goals and 62 assists to total 97 points (1.3 per game).
William Nylander’s 80 points last season came via 34 goals and 46 assists.
In 44 games, Ilya Samsonov had a record of 23-12-5. He conceded 119 goals (3.02 goals against average) and recorded 1026 saves.

Capitals Team Leaders 2021-22

Alex Ovechkin’s 50 goals and 41 assists in 77 games for Washington last season added up to 91 total points.
Evgeny Kuznetsov collected 78 points last season, with 24 goals and 54 assists.
John Carlson’s 17 goals and 54 assists added up to 71 points.
Darcy Kuemper had a .921 save percentage (fifth-best in the league) last season, giving up 138 goals (2.5 goals against average). He compiled a 37-12-4 record.