The Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Washington Capitals for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 24 of the 2021-22 NHL season heats up with this Central Division showdown from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Washington has won the first two contests between these teams and has won the last three meetings overall, so let’s see what’s the best Maple Leafs vs. Capitals betting pick for Sunday afternoon.
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Maple Leafs vs Capitals Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. at 7:30 PM ET on Monday, February 28. 2022.
Why Bet The Maple Leafs:
✅ The Washington Capitals have won the last three meetings between these teams. They are 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings but have only won three of the last five meetings at Capital One Arena. Each of the last three games has been decided by a single goal.
✅ The Toronto Maple Leafs Mitchell Marner has been on a tear of late, recording nine points over his last five games. That includes four goals and five assists. He is coming off a four-goal, two-assist performance against Detroit. Marner is scoring points in bunches, recording 11 multi-point games in his last 17 contests.
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✅ The Washington Capitals are 12-10-5 at home this season but have struggled at Capital One Arena of late, losing five straight contests. They have been outscored 19-9 in their own home building during the slump.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (34-14-4; 22-30 ATS) defeated the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout on Saturday, 10-7. The Maple Leafs are 2-1-1 in their last four games on the road and are 15-9-3 away from Toronto this season. Toronto is 2-0-1 in their last three games, outscoring opponents 16-12. That has helped to move them to fourth in goals per game at 3.7 and they are first on the power-play at 30.0%.
The six-point performance by Marner against Detroit now gives him nine points over his last five games. Marner has 54 total points in 43 games, trailing Auston Matthews, who has been a scoring machine at 68 points in 49 games. That is an average of nearly 1.4 points per contest.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (28-17-9 ATS) lost to Philadelphia on Saturday, 2-1. That was the second straight loss for the Capitals, as they finished their road trip 2-2-0. However, the team returns home where they are 12-10-5 overall. Home ice has not been good to the Capitals of late, as they have lost their last five contests there and are 1-8-1 at home since the start of the year.
The Capitals have been held to one goal in each of their last two contests and have scored one goal in three of the last five games. That has helped to drop them to 3.2 goals per game, 13th overall, and they are 28th on the power-play at 16.0%. Alex Ovechkin continues to be a bright spot for this team, recording 32 goals and 63 points in 52 games, but he has been held off the score sheet in six of his last 10 contests.