Kasperi Kapanen opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs with a shorthanded goal at 4:37 of the first period. Kapanen’s shorthanded goal is Toronto’s first shorthanded marker of the season. He has four career shorthanded goals.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (4-3-1 – 9 Points) 3 vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (4-2-2 – 10 Points) 4.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

1 2 3 OT FINAL

TORONTO 2 0 1 – 3 WASHINGTON 1 3 0 – 4

GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Kasperi Kapanen opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs with a shorthanded goal at 4:37 of the first period and later had the primary assist on Ilya Mikheyev’s first period goal. Kapanen’s shorthanded goal is Toronto’s first shorthanded marker of the season. He has four career shorthanded goals. Tonight’s game is Kapanen’s first multi-point game of the season and the 13th multi-point game of his career.
  • – Ilya Mikheyev scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 10:58 of the first period. Mikheyev has three points (2-1-3) over his last three games. He is tied for second among NHL rookies in goals scored (3).
  • – John Tavares scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 17:27 of the third period. Tavares has goals (2) in two consecutive games and points (3-1-4) in four consecutive games. He has three points (1-2-3) in two games against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.
  • – Trevor Moore registered the primary assist on Kapanen’s first period goal. The assist is Moore’s first career shorthanded point. He has two points (1-1-2) over his last three games.
  • – Justin Holl had the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s first period goal. Holl has two assists in his six games played in 2019-20.
  • – Jake Muzzin had the lone assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Muzzin has three points (1-2-3) over his last three games. He has three points (1-2-3) in three road games this season.
  • – Michael Hutchinson stopped 28 shots in the loss.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
  • TORONTO 11 (10) 8 (7) 13 (10) – 32 (27)
  • WASHINGTON 12 (12) 12 (8) 8 (7) – 32 (27)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL

TORONTO 19 (18) 24 (23) 25 (17) – 68 (58)

WASHINGTON 29 (28) 23 (17) 12 (10) – 64 (55)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Maple Leafs are 2-1-0 on the road this season. – Toronto’s all-time record is 63-71-10-4 in 148 games against the Capitals and 25-44-4-3 in 76 games played on the road. – Toronto is 3-2-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 1-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 5 (Mikheyev)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Mikheyev)
    Faceoff Wins 9 (Gauthier)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 82% (Gauthier – 9 won, 2 lost)
    Hits 2 (Muzzin, Timashov)
    Blocked Shots 5 (Ceci)
    Takeaways 2 (Muzzin)
    TOI 27:28 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 1:39 (Five players tied)
    Shorthanded TOI 4:41 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 33 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 61.9% (Muzzin – 26 for, 16 against)

RECORD WHEN…

  • The Maple Leafs were 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play tonight. Toronto is 1-11 when allowing one power play goal this season and 1-2-0 when not scoring a power play goal.
  • . – Toronto is 1-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • – The Maple Leafs are 1-1-1 when leading after one period and 0-2-0 when trailing after two periods.
  • – Toronto is 1-1-0 when even in shots with their opponent.
  • – The Maple Leafs are 1-1-0 in Wednesday games.

OF NOTE…

  • Tyson Barrie and Jake Muzzin were each on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5. Barrie finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 59.1 percent (26 for, 18 against), while Muzzin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.9 percent (26 for, 16 against).
  • – Frederik Gauthier was 8-for-8 (100%) in the faceoff circle when taking defensive zone draws. – Nick Shore won 70 percent (7 won, 3 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs.
    UPCOMING GAMES:
  • Saturday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Boston Bruins (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • – Monday, October 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • – Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 p.m. at Boston Bruins (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • – Friday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. vs. San Jose Sharks (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • – Saturday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)

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