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(17-12-7) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals (22-9-5)
Date: Tuesday January 3rd
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Capitals -165
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Off
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
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Coming off a hard-fought victory in the outdoor Centenial Classic, the Toronto Maple Leafs will head to D.C. to take on the Metropolitan Division’s Washington Capitals.
The Capitals will look for their third straight win and will look to do so against a Maple Leafs team that has won their last five games, including three in a shootout or overtime.
Toronto Maple Leafs
It’s starting to look like this young Maple Leafs team is figuring out how to play together and win close games. Winners of five straight, the last three wins have come in overtime or shootout fashion. The Leafs gutted out a tough win outdoors against Detroit and are starting to feel like they can be a playoff team.
It’s been both sides of the ice that have stepped up recently. We already knew that the offense could be great, considering the Leafs have guys like Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and Nazem Kadri. However, the defense has also stepped up as of late, forcing teams into overtime situations and gutting out wins.
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Matthews has been wonderful and has really started to get going, using his brilliant stickhandling to get to the net and score. Matthews has 20 goals and 12 assists on the year, including four goals and three assists over the last five games.
The Leafs will look to channel the toughness and offensive prowess that has propelled them to five straight wins and has gotten people wondering if this team can make a push for the playoffs.
Washington Capitals
The month of December didn’t finish the way the Capitals would have hoped, after getting off to six straight wins early in December. The Caps finished the month 2-2-2 in their last six of December and showed some struggles scoring the puck.
Despite having some great weapons on offense, Washington has gone through some tough times when it comes to scoring goals. The Caps rank 17th in goals scored with 99 and have scored two or less goals in 16 of their games this year.
Fortunately for Washington, the defense has been wonderful. The Caps don’t allow very many goals and it shows in their 3rd ranked goals against stat. The Caps have let in just 78 goals this year and average just 2.19 goals against per game.
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Washington will have to limit the pace of Toronto and keep the Leafs’ forecheck from pressuring too hard and allowing the fast forwards to get to the net. The Capitals defense will have to stay on their toes and prevent guys like Auston Matthews and William Nylander from getting the puck near the net.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Toronto is 5-1 ATS in the last six games
- The UNDER is 3-2-0 in Washington’s last five games
Free Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals NHL Hockey Prediction:
As good as Toronto has been playing lately, I like Washington to take this game at home.
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The Capitals have more experienced players on the ice and a defense that doesn’t allow many goals.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Toronto 2 – Washington 4
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