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Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Maple Leafs logo
Maple Leafs
Toronto
0
vs
Capitals logo
Capitals
Washington
4
TOR 52%48% WSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Toronto Maple Leafs 52% to win. The biggest signal favoring Maple Leafs:

  • Home Field Advantage. Maple Leafs are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TOR 49% (−3)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: TOR 54% (+2)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: TOR 53% (+1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: TOR 53% (+1)

Win probability movement

TOR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%47%Apr 5Apr 8

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueScotiabank Arena
Toronto, ON

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Capitals (away)
Maple Leafs (home)
48%
Win probability
52%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Capitals defeated the Maple Leafs 4-0.

Our model predicted the Maple Leafs would win with 52% confidence, but the Capitals won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Maple Leafs and was a notable factor: Maple Leafs are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Capitals and was a contributing factor: Capitals defense (2.9 Opp PPG) better than Maple Leafs (3.5 Opp PPG)
  • Rest Days favored the Capitals and was a contributing factor: Capitals rest advantage (3 days rest) over Maple Leafs (4 days rest)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Capitals won 0-4

Capitals won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Maple Leafs at 52%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Washington Capitals
  • Rest DaysFavors Washington Capitals
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

WSH
TOR
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Rest Days
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours WSH|Favours TOR

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/8/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Capitals

Logan ThompsonG
Charlie LindgrenG
Jesper VikmanG
David KampfC
Oliver SuvantoC

Maple Leafs

Samuel HlavajG
Sergei BobrovskyG
Anthony StolarzG
Bo GroulxC
Auston MatthewsC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Maple Leafs has a 52% win probability, while Capitals has a 48% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON.

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