Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 10/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Capitals (+140) Maple Leafs (-160)

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to defeat the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +140 while Toronto is priced at -160. The total is set at 6.

The Washington Capitals will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat to the Panthers the last time they stepped on the ice last year. The Capitals had a middle of the road offensive outing in this loss. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 37 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. Washington tallied 6 penalty minutes in this contest.

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When talking about their scoring, the Washington Capitals racked up 270 goals (10th in professional hockey) for the prior year and surrendered 242. For the year, they tallied 100 points and their points percentage was .610. Washington had 256 power play opportunities and added 48 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 18.75%. While at even strength, the Capitals allowed the opponent to score 198 goals while having 222. Washington attempted 2,577 shots and had a shot percentage of 10.5%. The Capitals had 2,378 shots taken against them and had a save percentage of .898. Washington Capitals opponents had 225 power play tries (20th in professional hockey) and had a total of 44 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper has participated in 299 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 143-95-36 and he was named the starter in 282 games. The opposition has scored 698 goals against Kuemper in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.48. Kuemper has seen 8,484 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 7,786 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .918 for his 16,859 minutes in the crease. In his career, Kuemper has tallied 159 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .564.

Their last time out last season, Toronto opposed the Lightning in a game where the Maple Leafs took the defeat by a final score of 2-1. The Maple Leafs scored 1 goal out of the 31 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.

Last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a total of 312 goals, 115 points, in addition to a points percentage of .701. They allowed 252 goals to be scored by way of 210 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs scored 249 goals at even strength and 63 goals (4th in the NHL) while on the power play. They recorded 231 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 27.27%. Toronto put up 2,835 shots (7th in hockey) and earned a shooting percentage of 11.01%, while allowing their opponent 2,511 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.05% on their opponent's 234 power play chances, and their save percentage came in at 90.0%.

Across the rink you will find Ilya Samsonov defending the goal. He is sitting with 2,105 stops out of the 2,333 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .902. Samsonov has earned a career record of 52-22-8 and has been in goal for 89 games. He was named a starter in 79 contests and has racked up 4,865 mins. Samsonov's quality start rate sits at 41.8% and he has accumulated 33 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.81 goals/game and he has yielded 228 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-160)

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