Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals	1	40-31-11
at Toronto Maple Leafs	5	46-26-10

News about this game

Capitals Target Fourth Consecutive Victory in Thursday Evening Game Against Maple Leafs

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Capitals (36-26-9) face Maple Leafs (40-22-9) Thurs, 7 p.m. EDT. Capitals seek 4th win, Leafs aim to better 19-13-3 home record. Last clash: Toronto won 7-3. Top scorers: Matthews (TOR), Carlson (WAS). Marner, Rielly (TOR) day-to-day; Backstrom (WAS) out.
Bertuzzi Shines and Woll Makes a Strong Comeback as Maple Leafs Triumph Over Capitals with a 5-1 Victory

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Maple Leafs win 5-1 over Capitals: Bertuzzi nets 2, Woll saves 24. Giordano, Dewar, McMann score; Dowd hits for Washington.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	2	2	5

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	8	10	6	24
Toronto Maple Leafs	19	14	15	48

Three stars

T. Bertuzzi, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)
B. McMann, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
M. Giordano, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mark Giordano (2)	Matthew Knies (18)	Even strength	WSH 0, TOR 1
2nd	00:18	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Bertuzzi (17)	TJ Brodie (21), Auston Matthews (35)	Even strength	WSH 0, TOR 2
2nd	05:27	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd (10)	Nick Jensen (12), Hendrix Lapierre (10)	Even strength	WSH 1, TOR 2
2nd	11:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Connor Dewar (11)	Ryan Reaves (2), David Kampf (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, TOR 3
3rd	01:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bobby McMann (14)	John Tavares (34), Simon Benoit (4)	Even strength	WSH 1, TOR 4
3rd	10:11	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Bertuzzi (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, TOR 5

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	24	48
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	32	43
Blocked shots	13	19
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	20/55 (36.4%)	35/55 (63.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		18:27
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	44.4%	17:17
Number 21 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:54
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	11:03
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	21.4%	15:57
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	1	41.7%	13:39
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	33.3%	15:52
Number 47 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:42
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	8	0		15:56
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	1		16:59
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		15:36
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		12:13
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1		18:57
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:10
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		22:21
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	1		19:41
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	3		18:31
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1		23:45

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Lindgren	48	43	5	.896	60:00	Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	100%	15:29
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		12:43
Number 24 C. Dewar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		13:10
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	42.9%	12:52
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	1	1	+1	0	10	0	1	70.6%	18:51
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi	L	2	0	2	+1	0	6	4	1		15:53
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	15:06
Number 74 B. McMann	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	3	0		14:50
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0		11:23
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0		19:18
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		11:57
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	1	1	+1	2	5	3	1	78.6%	16:19
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	3		19:27
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		20:47
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	6	1		20:03
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	2		19:13
Number 55 M. Giordano	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	3		17:19
Number 78 T. Brodie	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	5		21:20

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Woll	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mark Giordano	Roughing	2
1st	07:21	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd	Tripping	2
2nd	06:05	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Tavares	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Referees: Wes McCauley, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Wilson, Sonny Milano, Ethan Bear, Matthew Phillips, Vincent Iorio
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Martin Jones, Joel Edmundson, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Noah Gregor, Timothy Liljegren

2023-2024 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Washington Capitals 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 28, 2024

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