Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals

Friday, April 21, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in overtime on Friday, April 21, 2017 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	40-27-15
at Washington Capitals	2	55-19-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	8	11	0	25
Washington Capitals	11	4	11	2	28

Three stars

J. Williams, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
F. Andersen, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:15	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (3)	Nicklas Backstrom (4), Kevin Shattenkirk (3)	Power play	TOR 0, WSH 1
2nd	06:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews (3)	William Nylander (3), Zach Hyman (2)	Even strength	TOR 1, WSH 1
OT	01:04	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (3)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Marcus Johansson (3)	Even strength	TOR 1, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	25	28
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	10	12
Hits	23	34
Blocked shots	16	22
Giveaways	13	11
Takeaways	10	12
Faceoffs won	30/66 (45.5%)	36/66 (54.5%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 Z. Hyman	L	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0		17:58
Number 12 C. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:22
Number 15 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		07:46
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:29
Number 24 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	53.8%	11:52
Number 25 J. van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		14:44
Number 28 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:02
Number 29 W. Nylander	R	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	100%	17:43
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	37.5%	19:34
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47.4%	16:01
Number 43 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	26.7%	15:42
Number 47 L. Komarov	R	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	57.1%	19:13
Number 2 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		22:31
Number 8 C. Carrick	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		06:31
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		22:13
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0		24:34
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		25:32
Number 52 M. Marincin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:56

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 F. Andersen	28	26	2	.929	60:58	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	0		19:29
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:12
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0		14:49
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	56%	19:39
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	30%	13:59
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	10:52
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	8	1	3	0	0		10:16
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:56
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	1	0	1	0	3	4	2	1	33.3%	22:22
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	69.2%	12:16
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		17:43
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	57.1%	17:01
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		22:26
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:34
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	0	1	3	3	0		16:26
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		16:41
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		23:17
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	25	24	1	.960	61:04	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:18	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brian Boyle	Hooking	2
1st	17:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nazem Kadri	Tripping	2
2nd	02:01	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	02:01	Toronto Maple Leafs	Connor Carrick	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:13	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Tripping	2
2nd	13:48	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle	Hooking	2
2nd	19:34	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Slashing	2
2nd	19:34	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	19:34	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nazem Kadri	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	02:25	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake Gardiner	High sticking	2
3rd	07:36	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	High sticking	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Bryan Pancich
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Eric Fehr, Roman Polak, Ben Smith, Alexey Marchenko, Josh Leivo, Nikita Soshnikov
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Karl Alzner, Paul Carey, Chandler Stephenson

2016-2017 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 26, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Washington Capitals 6	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 4, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 13, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 15, 2017
Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 17, 2017
Washington Capitals 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 19, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Apr 23, 2017

Other NHL games on Apr 21

Other NHL games on Friday, April 21, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Apr 21, 2017

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