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Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2022-02-28 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 3 - 5 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 45.8%
TOR: 54.2%
Expected Goals
WSH: 2.79
TOR: 3.30
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
I. Samsonov
TOR
P. Mrazek
StatWSHTOR
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
WSHI. Samsonov2823582.1%3.731-1.27
TORP. Mrazek3330390.9%2.561-0.44
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 73% • WSH at home vs TOR: 3-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-08TOR 0 - 4 WSHWSHWSH
2025-12-18WSH 4 - 0 TORWSHWSH
2025-11-28WSH 4 - 2 TORWSHWSH
2024-12-28TOR 2 - 5 WSHWSHWSH
2024-12-06TOR 1 - 3 WSHWSHWSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WSH1900.71
1TOR1701.23
2WSH1400.82
2TOR1200.65
3WSH1211.03
3TOR1711.85
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 3 - 5 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 2.8 - 3.3