Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return from injury, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
ALEX OVECHKIN scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals, while John Tavares and Bobby McMann replied for the Leafs. Washington's captain Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18 in a game the Utah Hockey Club.
Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet Saturday until firing the puck into an empty net for his 869th career goal, which moves him within 25 of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL mark of 894. Tavares put Toronto on the board first when he deflected a point shot from Simon Benoit past Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson just over three minutes into the first period. But Mangiapane responded 92 seconds later with a shot off a two-on-one rush that barely squeaked through Leafs goalie Matt Murray’s pads. Chychrun gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead heading into the second period when McMann drew the hosts even by depositing a pass from Max Domi into the back of the net. The Capitals responded quickly with Dowd's go-ahead goal just one minute 43 seconds after McMann's marker. Wilson provided the insurance marker on a third-period power play, deflecting home a Chychrun shot from the point. Thompson stopped 35 shots for the win. Murray made 27 saves. Takeaways Maple Leafs: Toronto has lost three of four games without Auston Matthews in the lineup and, oddly, last season's leading scorer in the NHL appears to be missed on the defensive side of the game. Toronto has allowed at least five goals in each of those four games, and 21 total during that span. Capitals: Ovechkin played 14 minutes 58 seconds, recorded three hits and three shots in addition to his goal. Washington continued to prove it can thrive without its captain or when he’s not at his best. The Capitals had a 10-5-1 record in 16 games while Ovechkin was injure
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