Toronto Maple Leafs (38-20-9, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (33-25-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -141, Capitals +119; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs after Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals in the Capitals' 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Washington has a 17-10-5 record in home games and a 33-25-9 record overall. The Capitals have gone 13-2-5 in games decided by one goal.
Toronto is 38-20-9 overall and 20-8-6 on the road. The Maple Leafs are 34-7-7 when scoring three or more goals.
The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. The Maple Leafs won 4-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Carlson has five goals and 35 assists for the Capitals. Ovechkin has scored five goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
William Nylander has 37 goals and 51 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has scored five goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip).
Maple Leafs: Ilya Lyubushkin: day to day (illness), Mitchell Marner: day to day (ankle), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (concussion), Matt Murray: out (hip), Calle Jarnkrok: out (hand), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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