nhl Game Recap
Washington Falls 3-2 to Maple Leafs - Recap
The Maple Leafs beat Washington 3-2 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Ilya Samsonov's 24 saves.
Toronto was favored by -208 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.0.
Toronto got goals from Calle Jarnkrok, John Tavares, and Auston Matthews in the victory. Tavares opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 of 26 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Marcus Johansson, and Nic Dowd in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 36-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-3, while the Capitals were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 39-26.
Next game, Toronto takes its act home to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Montreal.