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Maple Leafs vs Capitals Prediction

Overall: venue ignored · using games through Nov 1, 2026

Our pick

Toss-up: Maple Leafs by a hair (50.2%) · projected 3.4–3.6

Our rankings

Maple Leafs 53%

Maple Leafs #3 vs Capitals #4 in our rankings (network centrality).

Common opponents

Capitals 55%

Capitals by 0.5 goals here, from 4 comparisons.

Efficiency

Capitals 51%

Projected Maple Leafs 3.4, Capitals 3.6 from opponent-adjusted goals scored and allowed.

Maple Leafs and Capitals common opponents · 4

Against the same teams: Maple Leafs went 2–2, Capitals went 3–1. The edge compares average margins, as played.

OpponentMaple LeafsCapitalsEdge
Sabres L 4–5 home, Oct 15 W 4–3 home, Oct 24 WSH +2.0
Rangers W 5–4 home, Oct 22 W 3–1 home, Oct 9 WSH +1.0
Kraken L 4–5 away, Oct 28 L 3–5 home, Oct 11 TOR +1.0
Predators W 5–4 home, Oct 6 W 4–3 away, Oct 29 Even