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Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2022-04-24 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 3 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 64.0%
TOR: 36.0%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.28
TOR: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
V. Vanecek
TOR
E. Kallgren
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
WSHV. Vanecek3530585.7%4.263-0.74
TORE. Kallgren4238490.5%3.941-0.06
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
1WSH1400.57
1TOR1100.54
2WSH1600.90
2TOR1200.74
3WSH1500.85
3TOR1510.95
4WSH600.46
4TOR200.29
5WSH711.16
5TOR721.73
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 64.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 3 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.3 - 3.2