Toronto Maple Leafs (17-12-7, 17th in NHL) vs. Washington Capitals (22-9-5, 7th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Verizon Centre
Watch: TSN4
After five straight wins over teams in the bottom half of the league, the Maple Leafs face a stiff test as they look to make it six consecutive on the road against the streaking Washington Capitals (6-2-2 in L10).
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Tor | Was |
|---|---|---|
| Season Series | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Points | 41 | 49 |
| Record % | 0.569 | 0.681 |
| Home Winning % | 0.611 | 0.711 |
| Away Winning % | 0.5 | 0.625 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.167 | 0.2 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.25 | 0.67 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 1.08 | 2.58 |
| Hits Per Game | 25 | 20.6 |
| PIM Per Game | 11.1 | 8.5 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.97 | 2.72 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.33 | 2.11 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.61 | 0.53 |
| Shots Per Game | 33.8 | 30.6 |
| Shots Per Goal | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.088 | 0.089 |
| Power Play % | 0.196 | 0.167 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.72 | 2.06 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 2.14 | 1.58 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.5 | 0.44 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 32.75 | 28 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 12.03 | 13.62 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.083 | 0.073 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.853 | 0.873 |
| Save % | 0.917 | 0.927 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.67 | 2.02 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 4 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.912 | 0.911 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.91 | 2.68 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Nikita Soshnikov
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)
Backup: Antoine Bibeau
Scratched: Josh Leivo
Injured: Martin Marincin (lower body), Ben Smith (lower body)
Washington Capitals Projected Lines
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Justin Williams
Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly
Daniel Winnik – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
Defencemen
Karl Alzner – John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik – Taylor Chorney
Goaltenders
Starter: Braden Holtby
Backup: Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Nate Schmidt
Injured: None
