The Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2) take on the Washington Capitals (1-2-1) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, October 24 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN and ESPN+. The Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in their last outing, while the Capitals are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Maple Leafs vs. Capitals Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Maple Leafs and Capitals Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs’ 18 total goals (3.6 per game) rank ninth in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Maple Leafs are giving up 19 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank 24th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-1) ranks 15th in the league.
- The five power-play goals the Maple Leafs have recorded this season (on 17 power-play chances) are the 10th-most in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs rank sixth in the league with a 29.41% power-play conversion rate.
- The Maple Leafs’ 76.47% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 48.2%.
- The Maple Leafs shoot 9.4% as a team (16th in the league).
- The Maple Leafs have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22.2 hits and 18.4 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- One of Toronto’s top offensive players this season is John Tavares, who has put up nine points in five games.
- William Nylander is another of Toronto’s top contributors currently with nine total points (four goals and five assists) to his name.
- Toronto’s scoring effort is aided by Auston Matthews’ nine points.
- Joseph Woll (1-1-0) has a 0.6 goals against average and a save percentage of 94.915 for Toronto.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out), Conor Timmins: Lower Body (Out)
Capitals Insights
- The Capitals’ 253 goals last season (3.1 per game) ranked them 20th in the NHL.
- The Capitals gave up 3.2 goals per game (261 in total), 18th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -8, they were 20th in the league.
- With 52 power-play goals (on 245 chances), the Capitals were 16th in the NHL.
- The Capitals had the league’s 16th-ranked power-play percentage (21.22%).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Capitals had four.
- The Capitals’ had the 11th-ranked penalty kill percentage (81.86%).
- The Capitals won 49.5% of faceoffs, 17th in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Capitals were 18th in the league.
- The Capitals shut out their opponents five times. They averaged 24.6 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Capitals Key Players
- Alexander Ovechkin’s 42 goals and 33 assists in 73 games for Washington last season added up to 75 total points.
- Dylan Strome racked up 65 points last season, with 23 goals and 42 assists.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov’s 12 goals and 43 assists added up to 55 points.
- Charlie Lindgren had a 13-11-3 record last season, with an 89.918 save percentage (41st in the league). He conceded 86 goals (1.0 goals against average).
Capitals Injuries
Charlie Lindgren: Undisclosed (Out), Joel Edmundson: Hand (Out), Max Pacioretty: Achilles (Out), Nic Dowd: Upper Body (Questionable)
 take on the Washington Capitals (1-2-1) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, October 24 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN and ESPN+. The Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in their last outing, while the Capitals are coming off a 3-2...){kind=link}