nhl Game Recap
Toronto Skates Past Washington 5-3 - Recap
The Maple Leafs earned a 5-3 victory over the Capitals on Monday at Capital One Arena.
The Maple Leafs were a -135 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander, Pierre Engvall, Michael Bunting, Justin Holl, and Rasmus Sandin in the victory. Bunting opened the scoring at 2:35 of the first period.
Petr Mrazek stopped 30 of 33 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Tom Wilson(2), and Conor Sheary in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 16-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-4, while the Capitals were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 33-28.
Toronto looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Capitals will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Carolina.