Washington Capitals vsToronto Maple Leafs Prediction
The Toronto Maple Leafs are solid 64 percent favorites over the Washington Capitals. The Maple Leafs are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +6 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 32 shots on goal vs 26 shots for the Capitals. The Maple Leafs goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88.1% compared to the Capitals goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Darcy Kuemper 28, Martin Jones 23 SHOTS: Alex Ovechkin 3.8, Auston Matthews 4.4 GOALS: Alex Ovechkin 0.66, Auston Matthews 1.04 PTS: Alex Ovechkin has a 52% chance of scoring at least 1 point and William Nylander has a 62% chance of 1+PTs