Maple Leafs top Capitals 5-1

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Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounceback performance and Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence as the Toronto Maple Leafs cruised past the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll makes a save as Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson looks for a rebound and Maple Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano defends during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The Capitals, meanwhile, started the night in the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, two points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings with a game in hand.sniper Auston Matthews, who leads the NHL with 59 goals, suited up despite missing the morning skate with an illness. Washington star Alex Ovechkin hit the Scotiabank Arena ice with 18 goals over his last 25 games to sit 46 back of Wayne Gretzky's all-time mark of 894 after scoring just eight times over the season's first 43 contests.

The league's oldest player in 2023-24 at age 40, the veteran blueliner pointed to the sky in celebration after his father, Paul, died suddenly last month.Ripped by Keefe on Tuesday when their structure completely fell apart following a 25-shot first period, the Leafs were more connected through all three zones and fired 19 pucks at Lindgren through 20 minutes.

 

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