Venue & Game Details
Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+ / Sportsnet Ontario / Monumental Sports Network
Competition: Eastern Conference regular season matchup
Team Recent Form
Toronto Maple Leafs:
Road record: 4‑6‑2.
4‑5‑1 in last 10 games, averaging 3.0 goals per game, allowing 3.4.
Coming off a 5‑3 loss to New Jersey, struggling to find consistency.
Washington Capitals:
Home record: 7‑4‑1.
6‑3‑1 in last 10 games, averaging 3.2 goals per game, allowing 2.7.
Beat Pittsburgh 4‑2 on Nov 26, riding a two‑game win streak.
Injury Report
Maple Leafs:
Morgan Rielly (upper body) – day‑to‑day
William Nylander (illness) – questionable
Timothy Liljegren (ankle) – out
Capitals:
Tom Wilson (lower body) – day‑to‑day
Nicklas Backstrom (hip) – out long‑term
Martin Fehérváry (upper body) – day‑to‑day
Player Matchups
Auston Matthews (TOR): 15 goals, 11 assists – elite sniper, centerpiece of Toronto’s offense.
Mitch Marner (TOR): 8 goals, 17 assists – playmaker, key in transition and power play.
John Tavares (TOR): 9 goals, 10 assists – veteran presence, secondary scoring option.
Alex Ovechkin (WSH): 14 goals, 9 assists – still dangerous from the left circle, power‑play weapon.
Dylan Strome (WSH): 10 goals, 12 assists – strong secondary scorer.
Goaltending:
Ilya Samsonov (TOR): 6‑7‑2, 3.12 GAA, .899 SV%.
Darcy Kuemper (WSH): 8‑5‑1, 2.71 GAA, .910 SV%.
Series History
Capitals lead season series 1‑0 after a 4‑2 win on Nov 5, 2025.
Washington has won 3 of last 4 meetings dating back to 2024.
Toronto last won in D.C. in February 2024.
Betting Trends
Maple Leafs are 3‑7 on the road, struggling away from Scotiabank Arena.
Capitals are 7‑4 at home, winning 64% of home games.
Toronto games have gone over in 14 of 23.
Washington games have gone over in 12 of 24.
Summary
The Capitals (13‑9‑2) enter with momentum, led by Ovechkin and Strome, while the Maple Leafs (10‑10‑3) continue to search for consistency behind Matthews and Marner. Expect a fast‑paced, high‑scoring contest at Capital One Arena.
Game Odds
Toronto Maple Leafs 6
Washington Capitals – 146
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, November 27, 2025
