Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals - Game 74 Preview, Likely Lineups & TV Info

#TorontoMaple #Leafsvs #WashingtonCapitals #Game After a poor performance against the Sabres on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs will get back on track tonight when they host the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Arena. The Toronto Maple Leafs' duality never ceases to amaze as they continue to outlast most high-end opponents in hockey in a 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres after a poor season. From the outset, the Leafs lacked the intensity needed to compete with teams that fell far short of the talent level on paper, perpetuating their habit of downplaying underdog rivals. In the Atlantic Division, Toronto leads the playoffs with a .667 winning percentage. However, they also have the worst winning percentage of a non-playoff team in the group behind all opponents. Maybe that's just what Toronto needs tonight against Washington against a team that currently has a place in the playoffs -- the 2018 Stanley Cup champions. The Capitals are on an impressive four-game winning streak, beating Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Boston before beating Philadelphia 9-2 on Tuesday. The Capitals are also looking to extend a five-game winning streak that dates back to mid-March. A win in Toronto would make it a six-win streak, which would be their longest streak of the season and surpass a separate five-game streak from Jan. 28 to Feb. 17. Washington has remained 12-4-2 since the start of the new year. Washington currently leads the Islanders by 15 points at the last wild-card spot in the East. They are also just three points behind the third-place Penguins in the Mets Division in two games. As with every other playoff team in the East, playoff eligibility is all but certain. Less certain is where they will end up in the standings and where their opponents will be in the first round. That certainly applies to the Maple Leafs, as their second-place spot in the Atlantic isn't guaranteed. Fortunately, they still have a four-point lead over Tampa Bay and a five-point lead over Boston, as all three teams lost Tuesday's regular season. All three have played all 73 games so far, with home ice losing to Toronto in the first round at this point. Sheldon Keefe is back despite throwing all his lines in a blender on Tuesday