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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Capital One Arena — Washington, DC

Article updated Dec 16, 6:02 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Toronto is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Toronto -130 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Toronto is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Toronto -130 was the opening favorite and current line is Toronto -143.

Toronto Highlights

With a power ranking of 3, Toronto is ranked #13 in offense (scoring an average of 3.33 per game), #2 in defense (allowing an average of 2.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 19-6-6 this season.

Washington Highlights

Washington Capitals has a power ranking of 9 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 3.03 per game), #13 for defense (giving up an average of 2.33 points per game) and 15-17 overall. Toronto went 0-2-1 in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Toronto Maple Leafs to win and the total score to be 6. The SportsJaw community predicts Toronto Maple Leafs to win (57%) OddsShark predicts Washington will win and the total will go under.

O: 0.5% picked Toronto Maple Leafs on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Maple Leafs 3 to Capitals 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Maple Leafs 3 to Capitals 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Maple Leafs vs Capitals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Maple Leafs vs Capitals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs-130 → -143Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Capitals+114 → +124Moved
  • Spread · Toronto Maple Leafs-1.5 (+187) → -1.5 (+180)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Capitals+1.5 (-228) → +1.5 (-215)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Toronto Maple Leafs
19-12 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington Capitals
15-17 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:02:54.415Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-13Washington Capitals 2 · Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Washington Capitals defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2

Washington Capitals defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on December 17, 2022, a 3-goal decision in the series. Washington Capitals' strongest period was the 3rd period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 (+180) spread, Washington Capitals covered, while the 7 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Fisher49Total · Over 6 (-110)Win
  • 1735203231Moneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -133Loss
  • Roderick806Moneyline · Washington Capitals +110Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Washington Capitals +128Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Washington Capitals +128Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -143Loss