Capitals vs Maple Leafs

The Washington Capitals take on the Toronto Maple Leafs this evening a 5 p.m. in what should be a high scoring game. Here's how to watch and bet.

The over/under is 6.0. [ live NHL games on ESPN ](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nhl/?irad=409363&irmp=374356)in which you can stream from your phone, television, and all your favorite devices. The moneyline is set at +118 for the Capitals and -140 for the Maple Leafs. The Capitals are 77-60-10-7 all time against the Maple Leafs. The Capitals fell to the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Oct. Capitals Coach Peter Laviolette said that Wilson will not play before the all star break where the Caps have two games left.

The Washington Capitals will head to Eastern Canada to face off with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena. Skate through the ice as we share our ...

They face a Toronto team that is one of the best at putting the puck into the net. Likewise, they must stop Ovechkin from taking good shots and shut down the Washington offense. Ovechkin leads the Caps with 32 goals and 22 assists, with 10 powerplay snipes. Auston Matthews has 21 goals and 28 assists, with nine snipes on the extra-man attack. Toronto went 1 for 3 on the powerplay and also allowed a powerplay goal. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs come into this showdown with a record of 30-12-8. The Capitals enter this game with a record of 26-19-6. The Leafs have gone 6-3-1 overall in 10 games against Washington. The Maple Leafs are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at home. The Capitals won the game thanks to shootout goals by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kuemper had 35 saves to help the Caps get to the shootout.

The Washington Capitals will look to keep things going against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here's what to know before puck drop.

The Washington Capitals get a three-game road trip started with a visit up in Ontario Sunday evening to face off with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Nylander now has a six-game point streak and six goals and 10 assists in the month of January. Washington remains a top-10 team in goals allowed, sitting 10th in the league with 2.78 allowed per game The Leafs have taken four of their last five meetings with the Caps. Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the year in the win, which now has him at 812 in his career. EST, with Toronto a -132 moneyline favourite on home ice and the total set at six on the NHL odds. At 30-12-8 the Leafs have a slight lead on second in the Atlantic Division, but Tampa Bay is closing in.

Without Auston Matthews, the Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action on Sunday against the Washington Capitals.

He’s cleared this line in nine of his past 12 games and should keep up that trend. But given that it came in the shootout, it didn’t register on Backstrom’s official stat line. Backstrom’s 16:04 average time on ice is the lowest of his career, but it’s fair to surmise that the Capitals are being cautious with their veteran centre. Also, Marner has only tallied one power-play point in his past five games. But someone will have to pick up the shot volume slack left behind by Matthews, and no one is better suited to do so than Nylander. The pregame narrative: In Matthews’ absence, William Nylander should be expected to continue shooting at a high clip.