Maple Leafs in action against the Capitals following overtime win

Updated Oct. 23, 2023 4:33 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (1-2-1, eighth in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Washington Capitals after the Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime.

Washington went 35-37-10 overall and 18-16-7 at home a season ago. The Capitals scored 253 total goals a season ago, averaging 3.1 per game on 31.1 shots per game.

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Toronto had a 50-21-11 record overall and a 27-13-6 record in road games last season. Goalies for the Maple Leafs averaged 26.8 saves per game last season while conceding 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Capitals: Nic Dowd: day to day (upper body), Joel Edmundson: out (hand), Charlie Lindgren: out (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).

Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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