nhl Game Recap
Recap - Maple Leafs Defeat Washington 5-1
Toronto skated to a 5-1 victory over Washington on Sunday in NHL action at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto won as a -135 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander, Zach Aston-Reese, Morgan Rielly, Michael Bunting, and Pierre Engvall in the victory. Bunting opened the scoring at 1:29 of the second period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 23 of 24 Washington shots in the victory.
Nicklas Backstrom scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 16 of 20 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-2, while the Capitals were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Washington 27-24 in the game.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Bruins. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.