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Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2022-10-13 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 2 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 52.8%
WSH: 47.2%
Expected Goals
TOR: 3.39
WSH: 3.42
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 37%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
I. Samsonov
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatTORWSH
Season SV%—0.887
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.07
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
TORI. Samsonov2624292.3%2.6700.67
WSHCharlie Lindgren3936392.3%4.8731.87
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% • TOR at home vs WSH: 4-3
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
1TOR2522.33
1WSH1400.48
2TOR1101.06
2WSH1701.38
3TOR1311.48
3WSH1500.80
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: 52.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 2 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.4 - 3.4