Ovechkin - who has 39 goals in 48 career outings against the Leafs, including 22 in 24 games in Toronto - beat Andersen on Jan. "Any time he's got the puck in the offensive zone, you know it's got a chance." there's no bigger threat over the last 10, 20 years on the power play. His ability to get pucks off (with) very little room and being as accurate as he is. "You look where he scored from tonight - that's not that close to the net. "His numbers, his play speak for itself," Tavares said.
Oshie won a faceoff back to John Carlson, who quickly fed Ovechkin for a one-timer that flew past Andersen's glove for his 43rd goal of the season, and fifth in the last four games. Washington, which donated a Stanley Cup ring in honor of last June's victory to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday, grabbed a 1-0 lead at 3:54 of the second period when Ovechkin scored past Andersen with Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly in the penalty box for holding. The Capitals, meanwhile, were 6-3-1 over their previous 10 after a 0-5-2 stretch that culminated with a 6-3 loss at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 6 following a season-long six-game trip that ended with a 3-2-1 record, entered 7-2-2 over their last 11, but had also dropped two straight. The Leafs, who were playing at home for the first time since Feb. "You're playing a pretty good hockey team, but we've got to find a way to get a result, find a way to get to another level." "We did some good things, but I think at times we didn't sustain some of the momentum that we would like. "We didn't get the result, but we had a lot of pucks on net," Tavares said. "Especially on the road, if you get a win or get a point it's a very good result."Īndreas Johnsson and John Tavares scored for Toronto. "Every point is very important," Ovechkin said. Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist, and Brett Connolly also scored for Washington, which won consecutive games for the first time in two weeks. "He makes tremendous saves and keeps us in the game." "(Holtby) was unstoppable," said Ovechkin, the 14th player in NHL history to reach 650 goals. Ovechkin scored the 650th goal of his career and Braden Holtby made 40 saves as the Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night. TORONTO - Alex Ovechkin scored a milestone goal, yet found the points for a Washington Capitals victory far more important. NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals Ovechkin, Holtby lead Capitals past Maple Leafs 3-2
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