Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals

Thursday, December 18, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	32-36-14
at Washington Capitals	4	43-30-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	4	8	10	22
Washington Capitals	8	13	8	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:53	Washington Capitals	Aliaksei Protas (11)	Justin Sourdif (5), John Carlson (19)	Even strength	TOR 0, WSH 1
1st	16:16	Washington Capitals	Jakob Chychrun (13)	Ethen Frank (7), Connor McMichael (13)	Even strength	TOR 0, WSH 2
3rd	04:02	Washington Capitals	Jakob Chychrun (14)	John Carlson (20), Nic Dowd (5)	Even strength	TOR 0, WSH 3
3rd	08:57	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (7)	Justin Sourdif (6), Tom Wilson (16)	Even strength	TOR 0, WSH 4

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	12:40
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	-1	0	1	4	2	100%	12:31
Number 23 M. Knies	L	-1	0	0	1	0		20:35
Number 24 S. Laughton	C	-1	2	1	1	0	25%	13:14
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	-3	0	2	1	0	72.7%	19:45
Number 53 E. Cowan	R	-2	0	0	0	0		16:19
Number 55 N. Roy	C	0	0	2	0	0	53.8%	17:50
Number 74 B. McMann	C	-1	2	1	0	0		12:29
Number 81 D. Joshua	C	0	0	0	2	0		10:30
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	-2	0	1	0	1		16:51
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	6	4	0		15:21
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	4	0	0	63.6%	16:18
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	6	2		16:18
Number 3 H. Thrun	D	-1	0	1	2	2		15:27
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	1	4		20:56
Number 28 T. Stecher	D	0	0	1	2	1		20:01
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	-3	0	2	0	1		19:48
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	-4	2	0	3	0		17:07

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Hildeby	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	4	1	0		18:30
Number 15 S. Milano	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		11:06
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	60%	18:58
Number 21 A. Protas	L	1	0	1	+2	4	2	0	0		14:49
Number 22 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:40
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	50%	16:05
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	25%	15:28
Number 34 J. Sourdif	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	50%	14:04
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	4	0		20:33
Number 53 E. Frank	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1		12:04
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	100%	13:53
Number 87 B. Trineyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		09:18
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		20:05
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0		24:11
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2		16:53
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	1		18:51
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:52
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	0		21:52

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 48 L. Thompson	22	22	0	1.000	59:48	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:45	Washington Capitals	Aliaksei Protas	High sticking	2
1st	04:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	Scott Laughton	Slashing	2
1st	06:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bobby McMann	High sticking	2
1st	09:22	Washington Capitals	Martin Fehérváry	Holding	2
1st	17:44	Washington Capitals	Rasmus Sandin	Hooking	2
2nd	11:42	Washington Capitals	Dylan Strome	Slashing	2
2nd	16:19	Toronto Maple Leafs	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Holding	2
3rd	04:22	Washington Capitals	Aliaksei Protas	Hooking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Referees: Jake Brenk, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: James Tobias, Ben O'Quinn
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Calle Jarnkrok, Philippe Myers, Matias Maccelli
Washington Capitals scratches: Dylan McIlrath, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Hendrix Lapierre

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 8, 2026

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