Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals: Will the great Ovechkin score again?

Prediction for the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals match, which will take place on April 15. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Last game, the Maple Leafs unexpectedly failed to cope on home ice with Buffalo, one of the weakest teams of the season (2:5). The Leafs lost to the Sabres for the third time in a row and ended their season series 1:3. Overall, Toronto is quietly preparing for the playoffs at the end of the regular season. In addition, the Leafs can't finally relax with Auston Matthews. The Toronto forward is having a phenomenal season and leads the 2021/22 sniper race with 58.

Unlike Toronto, who is fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, Washington is only eighth and hasn't yet secured a playoff spot in the regular season. The New York Islanders are pressing hard from 9th place, so the Capitals have a difficult time indeed. Washington has won four straight games against Boston, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Philadelphia. Washington is now 13 points ahead of the Islanders in the loss. That means that even 4 wins in the Capitals' remaining 9 games will be enough to reach the postseason.

Washington and Toronto have two more games to play at the end of the regular season as the Maple Leafs travel to the US capital to play a return game on April 25. The only meeting so far this season has taken place as Toronto beat Washington with a score of 6:3 on March 1.

As in the first game of the season, Toronto and Washington are likely to have a permanent goal exchange. After all, both teams' offence and defence have dominated all seasons, and the level of offensive performers like Auston Matthews and Alexander Ovechkin is too high. The Capitals have higher motivation and lost to Toronto in their first head-to-head meeting of the season.

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