Maple Leafs 4–6 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Oct 3, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Alexander Semin

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:50 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 22:12 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brooks Laich

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:27 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 01:17

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin · beat Vesa Toskala

0–1

🦅 Mike Knuble PP 1st · 09:12

Assists: Chris Clark, Alex Ovechkin · beat Vesa Toskala

0–2

🦅 Brooks Laich 1st · 13:53

Assists: Milan Jurcina, Brendan Morrison · beat Vesa Toskala

0–3

2nd period

🍁 Lee Stempniak 2nd · 04:23

Assists: Ian White, John Mitchell · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–3

🦅 Alexander Semin 2nd · 05:27

Assists: John Erskine · beat Jonas Gustavsson

1–4

🦅 Brendan Morrison 2nd · 10:42

Assists: Mike Green, Brooks Laich · beat Jonas Gustavsson

1–5

🦅 Alexander Semin 2nd · 16:02

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jonas Gustavsson

1–6

3rd period

🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky 3rd · 02:04

Assists: Jeff Finger · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–6

🍁 Mikhail Grabovski 3rd · 05:18

Assists: Luke Schenn, Alexei Ponikarovsky · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–6

🍁 Niklas Hagman 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Tomas Kaberle · beat Semyon Varlamov

4–6

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Hagman · Mitchell · Stempniak 17:59

L2 Stajan · Wallin · Grabovski 16:36

L3 Ponikarovsky · Stalberg · Blake 14:45

L4 Primeau · Orr · Mayers 9:47

D1 Komisarek · Kaberle 22:20

D2 White · Beauchemin 20:30

D3 Schenn · Finger 17:09

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:41

L2 Laich · Steckel · Knuble 15:20

L3 Morrison · Gordon · Clark 12:19

L4 Laing · Kane · Bradley 11:30

D1 Green · Poti 22:42

D2 Erskine · Morrisonn 18:22

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 16:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 27

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

22 Hits 24

15 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 13

20 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 6

TOR shooting 12.9% (4/31) WSH shooting 22.2% (6/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Jonas Gustavsson

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 38:13 TOI

Vesa Toskala

5/8

.625 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

TOR WSH

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Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 242009 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–3 SO Mar 52009 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Dec 282008 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Dec 62008 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–1 Mar 12008 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 3–2

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Capitals on October 3, 2009?

Capitals won 6–4. The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Alexei Ponikarovsky, Lee Stempniak, Mikhail Grabovski, Niklas Hagman.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Alex Ovechkin, Brendan Morrison, Brooks Laich, Mike Knuble.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Jonas Gustavsson made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeOct 1 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterOct 6 🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR 2–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 1 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–1 AfterOct 6 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 5–6

Also on October 3

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