Washington Capitals @ Toronto Maple Leafs
07:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: SN, TVAS, MNMT

The Leafs last game was away on April 4 against the Los Angeles Kings, which Toronto lost by a score of 7-6 in overtime. The Leafs have a record of 32-31-14 for a 0.506 Points %.

The Washington Capitals last played away on April 5 against the New York Rangers. The Capitals lost by a score of 8-1 in regulation, and their current league record is 39-30-9 for a 0.558 Points %.

The fifth-last team by Points % is Seattle, who have dropped out of the wild card race and are at 0.487. Toronto is eighth last, tied with St. Louis. By points, the Rangers and Seattle are tied for fourth last with 75. Toronto, St. Louis and Florida all have 78. It's as improbable that Toronto drops farther in the standings as it is that Washington will make the playoffs.

Los Angeles holds the second wild card in the west by Points %, and Nashville has it by points. They are at 83 and 84 points, respectively. San Jose is lurking like, huh, some metaphor of a predator that circles around, can't think of one. Anyway, they're at 81 points, but have two games in hand on Nashville, and one on LA.

Them

The Capitals are five points back of Ottawa for the second eastern wild card, and they have three other teams between them. This is their 79th game. They aren't eliminated, but they are out.

They don't act like it though, they have guys taking maintenance days like they're getting ready to make a deep run.

Logan Thompson is a serious contender for the Vezina, and that's why they're even sorta close.

Lines

Sammi Silber via Daily Faceoff from yesterday's practice.

Alex Ovechkin - Dylan Strome - Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas - Ilya Protas - Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime - Justin Sourdif - Ivan Miroshnichenko

Martin Fehervary - Rasmus Sandin
Jakob Chychrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cole Hutson - Matt Roy

Logan Thompson - starter
Mitch Gibson

Us

The Leafs returned William Villeneuve and Luke Haymes to the Marlies today. As Craig Berube said yesterday, the purpose for this recall was to get them a taste of the NHL processes. They are both in the Marlies lineup today and could return to the NHL for extras on the trip to face the Islanders tomorrow. They may play before the season is out.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson was not certain to play yesterday, but it will play today with Troy Stecher scratched.

Anthony Stolarz gets the start, and Joe Woll will face the Islanders tomorrow.

Lines

Mark Masters via Daily Faceoff from yesterday's practice, with the defence changes.

Easton Cowan - John Tavares - William Nylander
Matthew Knies - Max Domi - Matias Maccelli
Dakota Joshua - Bo Groulx - Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Jacob Quillan - Calle Järnkrok

Jake McCabe - Brandon Carlo
Morgan Rielly - Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Anthony Stolarz - confirmed starter
Joe Woll

The Game

Have some fun out there. Don't get hurt.

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