Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13
at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 30-38-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 3 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 12 12 13 37
Toronto Maple Leafs 8 17 11 36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:00 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Green (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1) Power play WSH 1, TOR 0
1st 05:15 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Milan Jurcina (1) Even strength WSH 2, TOR 0
2nd 01:29 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Stajan (1) Phil Kessel (1) Even strength WSH 2, TOR 1
2nd 05:54 Toronto Maple Leafs Phil Kessel (1) Tomas Kaberle (1), Mikhail Grabovski (1) Power play WSH 2, TOR 2
2nd 08:33 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Alex Ovechkin (2), Alexander Semin (1) Even strength WSH 3, TOR 2
2nd 16:39 Toronto Maple Leafs Niklas Hagman (1) Mikhail Grabovski (2), Phil Kessel (2) Even strength WSH 3, TOR 3
3rd 05:03 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Stajan (2) Alexei Ponikarovsky (1), Francois Beauchemin (1) Even strength WSH 3, TOR 4
3rd 09:44 Toronto Maple Leafs Lee Stempniak (1) Matt Stajan (1) Shorthanded WSH 3, TOR 5
3rd 19:20 Toronto Maple Leafs Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) Ian White (1) Power play WSH 3, TOR 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal 37 36
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 11 17
Blocked shots 14 18
Giveaways 13 14
Takeaways 2 10
Faceoffs won 32/61 (52.5%) 29/61 (47.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 21:26
Number 9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 73.3% 15:15
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 10:40
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 15:47
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12:25
Number 17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 10:45
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 40% 20:56
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 0 15:40
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14:06
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 0 6 0 0 0 22:07
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 55.6% 09:14
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54.5% 10:29
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 22:12
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 17:51
Number 23 M. Jurcina D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 13:32
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 20:06
Number 52 M. Green D 0 1 1 -1 4 1 2 2 0 23:36
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 18:21
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 36 30 6 .833 59:49 Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 N. Hagman L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 14:59
Number 12 L. Stempniak R 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 16:21
Number 14 M. Stajan C 2 1 3 +2 0 5 1 3 0 42.1% 20:50
Number 18 W. Primeau C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 52.9% 18:02
Number 21 J. Mayers R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 75% 07:20
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky L 1 1 2 +1 0 7 2 1 1 19:14
Number 28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 05:38
Number 41 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 66.7% 17:22
Number 51 R. Wallin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 06:39
Number 55 J. Blake L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 13:38
Number 81 P. Kessel R 1 2 3 +2 0 3 0 0 1 33.3% 20:37
Number 84 M. Grabovski C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 40% 14:29
Number 3 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 10:32
Number 4 J. Finger D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 14:47
Number 7 I. White D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 24:47
Number 8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 19:24
Number 15 T. Kaberle D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 25:10
Number 22 F. Beauchemin D 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 25:20
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 V. Toskala 37 34 3 .919 59:41 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:50 Toronto Maple Leafs Vesa Toskala Delaying game smothering puck 2
1st 12:15 Toronto Maple Leafs Jamal Mayers Tripping 2
2nd 04:21 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 05:37 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2
3rd 06:39 Washington Capitals John Erskine Holding 2
3rd 08:26 Toronto Maple Leafs Jason Blake High sticking 2
3rd 19:10 Washington Capitals Mike Green Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Ron Wilson
Referees
Chris Rooney, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches
Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Luke Schenn, Jonas Gustavsson

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