Alex Ovechkin got his first goal and the Capitals finally converted on the power play, but Toronto still cruised to a 4-1 victory at Capital One Arena.
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season in Washington's loss to the visiting Maple Leafs. For a moment, the Capitals appeared to have done something that they hadn’t all season: take the lead. Washington was on the power play early in the first period Tuesday night, and center Nicklas Backstrom picked up the puck amid a scramble in front of the net and fired it over Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll, who was prone in the crease.
Ovechkin was stopped on a penalty shot early in the second period. In all, he put 14 shots on goal — the Maple Leafs, as a team, had 17 — and he scored his first goal of the season late in the period, but Washington couldn’t find a way to convert on its other chances.“We just frustrated,” said Ovechkin, who notched career goal No. 823. “We have so many good chances tonight, and we just couldn’t score.
The Maple Leafs got goals from John Tavares and William Nylander within 48 seconds early in the second period, and that seemed to sap the energy from the Capitals. Auston Matthews made it 4-0 on the power play at 15:07. Ovechkin’s tally at 19:49, Washington’sThe two goals the Maple Leafs scored at even strength — a tip in front by Tavares and a skillful effort off the rush by Nylander — came on individual defensive errors by the Capitals.
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