National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 5
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Toronto Maple Leafs 2
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WSH2125
TOR1102
Scotiabank Arena · 19,125 att.

Match Report

Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury as the Capitals defeat the Maple Leafs 5-2

— Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

WSH TOR
17
Blocked Shots
9
17
Hits
28
6
Takeaways
1
32
Shots
37
1
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
100.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
29
47.3
Faceoff Win Percent
52.7
14
Giveaways
13
2
Total Penalties
1
4
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

WSH

  • Logan Thompson G GA 2 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois LW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Strome C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2

TOR

  • Matt Murray G GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • John Tavares C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Max Domi C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • William Nylander RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH wins series 2-1

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Kirill Marchenko Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve
  • Chris Tanev Injured Reserve
  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 16:37 5-2

    Alex Ovechkin Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (16), Pierre-Luc Dubois (22)

    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  2. Missed 15:59 4-2

    Mitch Marner Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    Mitch Marner 3rd
  3. Missed 15:02 4-2

    John Carlson Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    John Carlson 3rd
  4. Missed 13:40 4-2

    Mitch Marner Snap Shot Wide Left

    Mitch Marner 3rd
  5. Missed 13:09 4-2

    Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

    Brandon Duhaime 3rd
  6. Missed 12:58 4-2

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  7. Goal 12:36 4-2

    Tom Wilson Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (13), Dylan Strome (28)

    Tom Wilson 3rd
  8. Missed 12:27 3-2

    Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right

    Tom Wilson 3rd
  9. Penalty 11:17 3-2

    Jake McCabe Hooking against Andrew Mangiapane

    Jake McCabe 3rd
  10. Missed 8:40 3-2

    Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  11. Missed 6:57 3-2

    Max Domi Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Max Domi 3rd
  12. Missed 3:34 3-2

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot Wide Left

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  13. Penalty 2:00 3-2

    Pierre-Luc Dubois Hooking against Pontus Holmberg

    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  14. Missed 19:43 3-2

    Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right

    Dylan Strome 2nd
  15. Missed 18:50 3-2

    Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Conor Timmins 2nd
  16. Missed 18:43 3-2

    Mitch Marner Wrist Shot High and Wide Right

    Mitch Marner 2nd
  17. Missed 17:55 3-2

    Connor Dewar Slap Shot Wide Right

    Connor Dewar 2nd
  18. Missed 15:48 3-2

    William Nylander Slap Shot Wide Left

    William Nylander 2nd
  19. Penalty 15:41 3-2

    Aliaksei Protas Slashing against Oliver Ekman-Larsson

    Aliaksei Protas 2nd
  20. Missed 13:23 3-2

    Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Andrew Mangiapane 2nd
  21. Missed 12:43 3-2

    Jakub Vrana Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  22. Missed 11:08 3-2

    Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

    Mitch Marner 2nd
  23. Goal 9:53 3-2

    Nic Dowd Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (11), Andrew Mangiapane (6)

    Nic Dowd 2nd
  24. Missed 9:24 2-2

    Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Brandon Duhaime 2nd
  25. Missed 8:32 2-2

    Bobby McMann Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Bobby McMann 2nd
  26. Goal 8:10 2-2

    Bobby McMann Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (10), Mitch Marner (37)

    Bobby McMann 2nd
  27. Missed 6:51 2-1

    John Carlson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post

    John Carlson 2nd
  28. Missed 6:12 2-1

    Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Rasmus Sandin 2nd
  29. Missed 5:29 2-1

    Taylor Raddysh Tip-In Wide Right

    Taylor Raddysh 2nd
  30. Missed 3:17 2-1

    Mitch Marner Backhand Wide Left

    Mitch Marner 2nd
  31. Missed 1:48 2-1

    Matt Roy Backhand Wide Left

    Matt Roy 2nd
  32. Missed 1:38 2-1

    Simon Benoit Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Simon Benoit 2nd
  33. Missed 0:55 2-1

    Matthew Knies Tip-In Wide Left

    Matthew Knies 2nd
  34. Missed 15:21 2-1

    Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left

    Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st
  35. Missed 11:45 2-1

    Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot Wide Right

    Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st
  36. Missed 10:43 2-1

    Matthew Knies Tip-In High and Wide Left

    Matthew Knies 1st
  37. Goal 8:54 2-1

    Jakob Chychrun Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (12), Taylor Raddysh (12)

    Jakob Chychrun 1st
  38. Missed 8:35 1-1

    Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Brandon Duhaime 1st
  39. Goal 4:46 1-1

    Andrew Mangiapane Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (8)

    Andrew Mangiapane 1st
  40. Missed 4:01 0-1

    Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Tom Wilson 1st
  41. Missed 3:56 0-1

    Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st
  42. Goal 3:14 0-1

    John Tavares Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Simon Benoit (4), Max Pacioretty (7)

    John Tavares 1st
  43. Missed 2:25 0-0

    Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Nic Dowd 1st
  44. Missed 1:31 0-0

    Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In Above Crossbar

    Andrew Mangiapane 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-2

    Game End

    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-2

    End of 3rd Period

    3rd
  3. Giveaway 19:16 5-2

    Giveaway by Max Domi

    Max Domi 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:06 5-2

    Max Domi faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois

    Max Domi 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:06 5-2

    Puck in Crowd

    3rd
  6. Blocked 19:04 5-2

    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Steven Lorentz

    Trevor van Riemsdyk 3rd
  7. Hit 18:54 5-2

    Connor Dewar hit Martin Fehervary

    Connor Dewar 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:42 5-2

    Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against David Kampf

    Hendrix Lapierre 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:42 5-2

    High Stick

    3rd
  10. Shot 18:38 5-2

    Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot saved by Matt Murray

    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:37 5-2

    Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against David Kampf

    Hendrix Lapierre 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:37 5-2

    Goalie Stopped

    3rd
  13. Shot 18:35 5-2

    Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Matt Murray

    Brandon Duhaime 3rd
  14. Takeaway 18:33 5-2

    Takeaway by Nic Dowd

    Nic Dowd 3rd
  15. Shot 18:08 5-2

    Morgan Rielly Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    Morgan Rielly 3rd
  16. Shot 17:58 5-2

    Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  17. Shot 17:25 5-2

    Nicholas Robertson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    Nick Robertson 3rd
  18. Giveaway 16:41 5-2

    Giveaway by Jakub Vrana

    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  19. Face Off 16:37 5-2

    Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against David Kampf

    Hendrix Lapierre 3rd
  20. Goal 16:37 5-2

    Alex Ovechkin Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (16), Pierre-Luc Dubois (22)

    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  21. Blocked 16:24 4-2

    Morgan Rielly shot blocked by Matt Roy

    Morgan Rielly 3rd
  22. Missed 15:59 4-2

    Mitch Marner Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    Mitch Marner 3rd
  23. Giveaway 15:58 4-2

    Giveaway by Nic Dowd

    Nic Dowd 3rd
  24. Shot 15:48 4-2

    John Tavares Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    John Tavares 3rd
  25. Face Off 15:39 4-2

    John Tavares faceoff won against Nic Dowd

    John Tavares 3rd
  26. Stoppage 15:39 4-2

    Icing

    3rd
  27. Blocked 15:24 4-2

    Jake McCabe shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin

    Jake McCabe 3rd
  28. Giveaway 15:07 4-2

    Giveaway by Tom Wilson

    Tom Wilson 3rd
  29. Missed 15:02 4-2

    John Carlson Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    John Carlson 3rd
  30. Blocked 14:05 4-2

    Conor Timmins shot blocked by Mitch Marner

    Conor Timmins 3rd
  31. Blocked 14:03 4-2

    Max Domi shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois

    Max Domi 3rd
  32. Missed 13:40 4-2

    Mitch Marner Snap Shot Wide Left

    Mitch Marner 3rd
  33. Hit 13:32 4-2

    Martin Fehervary hit Bobby McMann

    Martin Fehervary 3rd
  34. Shot 13:27 4-2

    Max Domi Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson

    Max Domi 3rd
  35. Missed 13:09 4-2

    Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

    Brandon Duhaime 3rd
  36. Missed 12:58 4-2

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  37. Face Off 12:36 4-2

    Nic Dowd faceoff won against John Tavares

    Nic Dowd 3rd
  38. Goal 12:36 4-2

    Tom Wilson Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (13), Dylan Strome (28)

    Tom Wilson 3rd
  39. Takeaway 12:31 3-2

    Takeaway by Dylan Strome

    Dylan Strome 3rd
  40. Missed 12:27 3-2

    Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right

    Tom Wilson 3rd

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