Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Saturday, December 28, 2024 · Scotiabank Arena

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5–2

Final

SOG 32–37

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs outshot the Capitals 37-32.

Goals came from John Tavares, Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Bobby McMann, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin.

Logan Thompson made 35 saves on 37 shots for the win; Matt Murray stopped 27 of 31.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	2	1	2	5	32
TOR	1	1	0	2	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

John Tavares (18)Simon Benoit (4), Max Pacioretty (7)0–103:14 TOR
Andrew Mangiapane (8)Hendrix Lapierre (8)1–104:46 WSH
Jakob Chychrun (10)Trevor van Riemsdyk (12), Taylor Raddysh (12)Rielly 1:15 into shift2–108:54 WSH

2nd period

Bobby McMann (10)Max Domi (10), Mitch Marner (37)Ovechkin 1:10 into shift2–208:10 TOR
Nic Dowd (9)Rasmus Sandin (11), Andrew Mangiapane (6)Holmberg 1:19 into shift3–209:53 WSH

3rd period

Tom Wilson (14)Jakob Chychrun (13), Dylan Strome (28)Tanev 2:12 into shift4–212:36 WSH · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (16)Aliaksei Protas (16), Pierre-Luc Dubois (22)5–216:37 WSH · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:12

4–2 · 3rd 12:36 · Wilson. Tanev was 2:12 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TOR

1st 3:14 · Tavares

Roy 0:15

Fresh legsRoy 0:15

1–1 WSH

1st 4:46 · Mangiapane

Benoit 0:26

Fresh legsBenoit 0:26

2–1 WSH

1st 8:54 · Chychrun

Long shift: Rielly 1:15

Long shiftRielly 1:15

2–2 TOR

2nd 8:10 · McMann

Long shift: Ovechkin 1:10

Long shiftOvechkin 1:10

3–2 WSH

2nd 9:53 · Dowd

Long shift: Holmberg 1:19

Long shiftHolmberg 1:19

4–2 WSH

3rd 12:36 · PP · Wilson

Stuck out there: Tanev 2:12

Stuck out thereTanev 2:12

5–2 WSH

3rd 16:37 · EN · Ovechkin

Nylander 1:27

Empty netNylander 1:27

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHTOR

32Shots on goal37

47%Faceoff %53%

1/1Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes2

17Hits28

17Blocked shots9

14Giveaways13

6Takeaways1

Penalties

2nd 15:41Aliaksei Protas · slashing2 min
3rd 02:00Pierre-Luc Dubois · hooking2 min
3rd 11:17Jake McCabe · hooking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

88Andrew MangiapaneL	1	1	2	+2	1	0	0	0	–	11:49
6Jakob ChychrunD	1	1	2	+3	4	1	1	0	–	20:00
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	–	14:58
16Taylor RaddyshR	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	–	13:59
17Dylan StromeC	0	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	44	15:55
21Aliaksei ProtasC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	–	14:01
26Nic DowdC	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	0	38	15:53
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	44	09:59
43Tom WilsonR	1	0	1	-1	3	5	1	0	–	18:14
80Pierre-Luc DuboisL	0	1	1	-1	1	0	1	2	64	16:37
38Rasmus SandinD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	–	18:46
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	19:01
13Jakub VranaL	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	0	–	10:32
22Brandon DuhaimeR	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	15:12
24Connor McMichaelC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	18:43
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	–	20:54
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	–	20:44
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	0	–	20:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
48Logan ThompsonG	W	37	35	2	.946	60:00
79Charlie LindgrenG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

11Max DomiC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	71	13:41
16Mitch MarnerR	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	19:38
67Max PaciorettyL	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	16:28
74Bobby McMannC	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	–	13:45
91John TavaresC	1	0	1	0	6	2	0	0	61	19:01
2Simon BenoitD	0	1	1	-1	1	5	1	0	–	16:52
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	1	0	–	12:02
23Matthew KniesL	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	17:16
24Connor DewarC	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	–	12:09
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	25	15:59
64David KampfC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50	12:10
88William NylanderR	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	25	20:35
89Nick RobertsonL	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	12:33
8Chris TanevD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	18:50
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	–	19:54
25Conor TimminsD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	15:10
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	–	22:07
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	21:52

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Matt MurrayG	L	31	27	4	.871	58:39
60Joseph WollG		0	0	0	–	00:00