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Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 40-27-15
at Washington Capitals 6 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 1 1 0 5
Washington Capitals 2 0 3 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 8 11 6 0 25
Washington Capitals 11 7 10 1 29

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. J. Williams, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:14 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (10) Dmitry Orlov (16), Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) Power play TOR 0, WSH 1
1st 06:39 Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri (14) James van Riemsdyk (14), Mitch Marner (19) Power play TOR 1, WSH 1
1st 11:44 Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Brown (8) Zach Hyman (12), Auston Matthews (13) Even strength TOR 2, WSH 1
1st 16:00 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (12) Justin Williams (8) Even strength TOR 2, WSH 2
1st 18:06 Toronto Maple Leafs Frederik Gauthier (2) Connor Carrick (4) Even strength TOR 3, WSH 2
2nd 13:33 Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov (7) Auston Matthews (14), William Nylander (18) Power play TOR 4, WSH 2
3rd 02:20 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Marcus Johansson (12), Justin Williams (9) Even strength TOR 4, WSH 3
3rd 03:39 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (2) Matt Niskanen (16), Lars Eller (4) Even strength TOR 4, WSH 4
3rd 11:08 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner (10) James van Riemsdyk (15), Tyler Bozak (14) Even strength TOR 5, WSH 4
3rd 13:55 Washington Capitals John Carlson (4) Marcus Johansson (13), Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) Even strength TOR 5, WSH 5
OT 00:22 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (18) John Carlson (16), Evgeny Kuznetsov (19) Even strength TOR 5, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 25 29
Power play 2 of 6 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 14
Hits 23 33
Blocked shots 16 13
Giveaways 15 10
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 28/64 (43.8%) 36/64 (56.3%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 Z. Hyman L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 16:58
12 C. Brown R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 19:14
15 M. Martin L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 08:38
16 M. Marner R 1 1 2 -2 0 3 0 0 0 14:39
25 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 2 2 -2 0 6 0 0 0 14:37
26 N. Soshnikov R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 10:01
29 W. Nylander R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 20:03
33 F. Gauthier C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 08:18
34 A. Matthews C 0 2 2 +1 2 1 1 2 0 25% 19:41
42 T. Bozak C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 58.8% 15:12
43 N. Kadri C 1 0 1 -3 2 1 2 0 1 50% 20:15
47 L. Komarov R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 3 1 1 50% 21:25
2 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:05
8 C. Carrick D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 11:31
22 N. Zaitsev D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 0 22:30
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 2 0 20:38
46 R. Polak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 17:33
51 J. Gardiner D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 19:14
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 29 23 6 .793 60:15 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 6 5 4 0 0 16:19
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12:08
14 J. Williams R 1 2 3 +3 2 2 1 0 1 12:56
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 18:42
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 57.1% 15:50
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:27
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 11:16
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 14:18
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 18:33
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 64.3% 12:54
90 M. Johansson L 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:58
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 3 4 +3 2 2 3 0 0 63.6% 14:04
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 2 1 0 24:59
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:15
9 D. Orlov D 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:39
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:12
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 18:56
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 2 0 22:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 17 15 2 .882 40:22 Win
70 B. Holtby 8 5 3 .625 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:33 Toronto Maple Leafs Nikita Zaitsev Hooking 2
1st 05:27 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Hooking 2
1st 13:50 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Cross checking 2
2nd 01:17 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov High sticking 2
2nd 08:28 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews Tripping 2
2nd 11:42 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
2nd 16:42 Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri Cross checking 2
2nd 16:42 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
2nd 16:42 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
3rd 06:55 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Hooking 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Chris Lee, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Michel Cormier
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Frank Corrado, Josh Leivo
Washington Capitals scratches
Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Washington Capitals 6 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final/OT Game page

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