Capitals 5–2 Maple Leafs — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jakob Chychrun

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:00 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrew Mangiapane

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 11:49 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Logan Thompson

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 John Tavares Go-ahead 1st · 03:14

Assists: Simon Benoit, Max Pacioretty · beat Logan Thompson

0–1

🦅 Andrew Mangiapane Tying 1st · 04:46

Assists: Hendrix Lapierre · beat Matt Murray

1–1

🦅 Jakob Chychrun Go-ahead 1st · 08:54

Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Taylor Raddysh · beat Matt Murray

2–1

2nd period

🍁 Bobby McMann Tying 2nd · 08:10

Assists: Max Domi, Mitchell Marner · beat Logan Thompson

2–2

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 2nd · 09:53

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Andrew Mangiapane · beat Matt Murray

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Tom Wilson PP 3rd · 12:36

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome · beat Matt Murray

4–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 16:37

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · McMichael · Wilson 18:14

L2 Strome · Dowd · Duhaime 15:53

L3 Ovechkin · Protas · Raddysh 14:01

L4 Mangiapane · Vrana · Lapierre 10:32

D1 Roy · Fehervary 20:49

D2 Carlson · Chychrun 20:22

D3 van Riemsdyk · Sandin 18:54

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Tavares · Nylander · Marner 19:38

L2 Knies · Pacioretty · Holmberg 16:28

L3 Robertson · McMann · Domi 13:41

L4 Kampf · Dewar · Lorentz 12:09

D1 Rielly · Ekman-Larsson 22:00

D2 McCabe · Tanev 19:22

D3 Benoit · Timmins 16:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TOR🍁

32 Shots on goal 37

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

17 Hits 28

17 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 1

14 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 15.6% (5/32) TOR shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Matt Murray

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 58:39 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH TOR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-6 (45% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 62024 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–1 Nov 132024 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Mar 282024 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 1–5 Mar 202024 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 7–3 Oct 242023 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 4–1

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Who won Capitals vs Maple Leafs on December 28, 2024?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 5, Maple Leafs 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Bobby McMann, John Tavares.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Matt Murray made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Maple Leafs season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–4

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐙DET 5–2 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 1–3

Also on December 28

🇨🇦MTL 4–0 🐆FLA 🔔PHI 3–1 🦆ANA 🛢️EDM 3–4 👑LAK 🦑SEA 5–4 🐋VAN 🗽NYR 2–6 ⚡TBL 😈NJD 2–5 🌪️CAR 🏛️OTT 2–4 ✈️WPG 🧥CBJ 0–4 🐻BOS

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