nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Toronto 5-2
The Capitals earned a 5-2 victory over Toronto on Saturday behind a 35-save performance from Logan Thompson at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -125 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Mangiapane opened the scoring for Washington.
Logan Thompson stopped 35 of 37 Toronto shots in the victory.
John Tavares, and Bobby McMann scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Logan Thompson.
Matt Murray stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-1, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 37-32.
Washington heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.