The Washington Capitals (18-11-4) are favored when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-5) on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Capitals are -162 on the moneyline to win over the Maple Leafs (+136) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
The Capitals matchup with the Maple Leafs can be watched on ESPN+, so tune in to catch the action.
Capitals vs. Maple Leafs Game Info & Odds
When: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: ESPN+
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That was a bad loss.
Sometimes the simplest answer is the most correct one, and that seems to apply to whatever the hell it was that transpired in Toronto on Tuesday night, as the Blackhawks turned a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 loss to a Maple Leafs team that seemed ready for an implosion at the end of 40 minutes.
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All at once, this was a vital two points, a very fitting final four minutes to the Joe Bowen tribute game, and a not-at-all-reassuring performance by the Maple Leafs overall. This was the actual reality of this performance for the vast majority of the game: Irrelevant if they come back in this game, too. That […]
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The Chicago Blackhawks squandered a two-goal lead, allowing three unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes — including two of them just eight seconds apart — to fall 3–2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday in Canada.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring midway through the first period. After Dominic Toninato won a faceoff, Wyatt Kaiser picked up the puck, skated in, and beat Joseph Woll with a slick wrister from the high slot to give the Blackhawks a 1–0 lead.
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 15-12-5. On the team’s start to the game: Actually, the first part of the first period wasn’t a terrible start. It was actually a good start to the game. We gave up a shorthanded […]
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I’m not sure about these defence pairings Martin St-Louis has come up with, but I suppose we’ll have to see how they do.
First period
Jayden Struble gets caught up ice on the first shift, and Fowler has already had to face one transition rush.
Cole Caufield is given about one-third of the offensive zone all to himself, but Dan Vladar saves the situation.
The checking is tight right now. It’s like watching five fencing matches taking place at once.
Adam Engström is ...
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Game Preview
Another TSN game.
With Joseph Woll back in the net and Connor Bedard out for Chicago, this is a game the Maple Leafs really need to win — for the response after the Edmonton loss, for the points in the standings, and for Joe Bowen on his special night (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Max Domi […]
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The Chicago Blackhawks travel north to Toronto as the Blackhawks and Maple Leafs each try to put an end to a two-game losing skid.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been made -223 favorites over the Chicago Blackhawks (+183) playing on home ice on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
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Maple Leafs vs. Blackhawks Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Maple Leafs (-223)
Underdog: Blackhawks (+183)
Total: 5.5
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Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. ET
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