Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 2 55-19-8
at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 40-27-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 2 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 2 4

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 6 14 15 35
Toronto Maple Leafs 15 11 11 37

Three stars

  1. N. Kadri, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
  2. M. Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 assists)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:35 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Martin (2) Mitch Marner (10), Tyler Bozak (10) Even strength WSH 0, TOR 1
2nd 03:28 Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk (9) Nikita Soshnikov (3), Mitch Marner (11) Power play WSH 0, TOR 2
3rd 00:22 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (9) Matt Hunwick (4), Zach Hyman (4) Even strength WSH 0, TOR 3
3rd 09:30 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (6) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, TOR 3
3rd 11:50 Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri (9) Leo Komarov (6), Morgan Rielly (11) Even strength WSH 1, TOR 4
3rd 16:44 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (9) Nicklas Backstrom (14), Alex Ovechkin (6) Even strength WSH 2, TOR 4

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 35 37
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 26 23
Blocked shots 9 17
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 10 15
Faceoffs won 41/67 (61.2%) 26/67 (38.8%)

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 0 1 1 +1 0 3 4 1 0 22:22
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:01
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:33
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 2 4 1 0 0 56.5% 21:15
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 14:55
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:29
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 5 2 1 0 0 08:23
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:10
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:23
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 78.6% 12:03
Number 90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:58
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 16:52
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 13:01
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 17:00
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 17:29
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 18:54
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 1 0 25:41
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 18:58
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 37 33 4 .892 57:54 Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 Z. Hyman L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 16:17
Number 12 C. Brown R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 16:06
Number 15 M. Martin L 1 0 1 +1 5 2 1 2 0 07:17
Number 16 M. Marner R 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 18:02
Number 18 B. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 56.3% 12:10
Number 24 P. Holland C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:41
Number 25 J. van Riemsdyk L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 0 1 16:54
Number 26 N. Soshnikov R 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 15:19
Number 34 A. Matthews C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 30% 15:44
Number 42 T. Bozak C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.8% 17:24
Number 43 N. Kadri C 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 40% 17:06
Number 47 L. Komarov R 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 60% 17:53
Number 2 M. Hunwick D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 17:51
Number 8 C. Carrick D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:00
Number 22 N. Zaitsev D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20:53
Number 44 M. Rielly D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 22:54
Number 46 R. Polak D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 2 0 16:53
Number 51 J. Gardiner D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 20:54
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 F. Andersen 35 33 2 .943 59:42 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:21 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
1st 08:11 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding the stick 2
1st 13:58 Washington Capitals Justin Williams High sticking 2
2nd 02:49 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Holding 2
2nd 07:33 Toronto Maple Leafs Zach Hyman Holding 2
2nd 09:09 Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov Hooking 2
2nd 13:52 Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri Roughing 2
2nd 16:10 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Boarding 2
3rd 06:30 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Martin Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:30 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 12:30 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Hunwick Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Martin Marincin, Frank Corrado, William Nylander

2016-2017 season series

Other NHL games on Nov 26

Sources and further reading

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