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Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Logan Thompson backstops Capitals to 4-0 victory over Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Dylan Strome and Martin Fehervary, with a goal and an assist each, Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored for Washington, which sits three points back of the Eastern Conference’s final wild-card spot with three games left on the schedule.

Anthony Stolarz suffered a lower-body injury early in the first period after stopping the second of two shots he faced for Toronto.

Joseph Woll finished with 14 saves in just over 57 minutes of work for the Maple Leafs, who are set to miss the postseason for the first time since 2016.

Alex Ovechkin — Washington’s leader with 31 goals and 61 points — announced Wednesday he won’t make a decision on his playing future until after the season.

The 40-year-old broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal mark of 894 last April and has found the back of the net at least 30 times in 20 of his 21 NHL campaigns.

Ovechkin has 45 goals and 35 assists for 80 points across 64 regular-season games against Toronto.

Capitals forward Ilya Protas made his NHL debut on a line with older brother Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson. The bruising trio — Wilson is the smallest at 6-foot-4, while the siblings each stand 6-foot-6— tips the scales at a combined 700 pounds.

Up next Capitals: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Maple Leafs: Visit the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:22 Dylan Strome Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (13), Martin Fehervary (20)
Goal 2nd Period 0:40 Ryan Leonard Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (30)
Goal 2nd Period 2:53 Martin Fehervary Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (38), Justin Sourdif (19)
Goal 3rd Period 16:10 Cole Hutson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (26), Ilya Protas (1)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
18 Blocked Shots 12
16 Hits 13
7 Takeaways 4
20 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 38
34.5 Faceoff Win Percent 65.5
14 Giveaways 16
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Stolarz, G Out Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C Out Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C Out Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D Out Apr 11
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Out Apr 16
Charlie Lindgren, G Out Apr 14
Rasmus Sandin, D Out Apr 14

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,640 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
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