Game Thread: Washington Capitals (26-19-6) at Toronto Maple Leafs (30-12-8) – 29 Jan 2023 – 05:00PM EST

#Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (26-19-6) at Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (30-12-8)

#Scotiabank Arena

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##Watch, Listen and Talk:

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|:–:|:–:|
|TV|NHLN, NBCSWA|
|Listen|[WSH](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999115) – [TOR](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999110)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020800) – [Boxscore](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020800) – [Recap](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020800)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020800) – [Boxscore](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020800) – [Recap](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020800)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022020800)|

###Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/leafs)|Michael Bunting|John Tavares|Mitch Marner|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Dylan Strome|T.J. Oshie|
|[](/r/leafs)|Calle Jarnkrok|Alexander Kerfoot|William Nylander|[](/r/caps)|Conor Sheary|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Anthony Mantha|
|[](/r/leafs)|Pierre Engvall|David Kampf|Joey Anderson|[](/r/caps)|Sonny Milano|Nicklas Backstrom|Marcus Johansson|
|[](/r/leafs)|Zach Aston-Reese|Pontus Holmberg|Wayne Simmonds|[](/r/caps)|Nicolas Aube-Kubel|Lars Eller|Garnet Hathaway|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/leafs)|Morgan Rielly|T.J. Brodie|[](/r/caps)|Erik Gustafsson|Trevor van Riemsdyk|
|[](/r/leafs)|Mark Giordano|Justin Holl|[](/r/caps)|Dmitry Orlov|Nick Jensen|
|[](/r/leafs)|Rasmus Sandin|Timothy Liljegren|[](/r/caps)|Matt Irwin|Martin Fehervary|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/leafs)|Ilya Samsonov|[](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|
|[](/r/leafs)|Joseph Woll|[](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|

#In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 11:11|

###Boxscore

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|1|0|–|1|
|[](/r/leafs)|0|2|–|2|

###Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|15|19|6|45.5%|5|1|1/2|
|[](/r/leafs)|15|12|8|54.5%|6|6|1/1|

###Goal Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|07:00|[](/r/leafs)|Even|Morgan Rielly (1) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (20)|
|2nd|01:29|[](/r/leafs)|Power Play|[Michael Bunting (15) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (29), Mitchell Marner (41)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/2a7eecef-36f1-4480-8bed-944e773039c5.mp4)|
|1st|17:17|[](/r/caps)|Power Play|[Nicklas Backstrom (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (13), Conor Sheary (18)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/1b65f6aa-1a8d-4e50-a0c1-3de842d7e0cc.mp4)|

###Penalty Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|01:45|[](/r/leafs)|Minor|2|Justin Holl Closing hand on puck|
|2nd|00:41|[](/r/caps)|Minor|2|Nicolas Aube-Kubel Holding against Timothy Liljegren|
|1st|16:15|[](/r/leafs)|Minor|2|Alexander Kerfoot Tripping against T.J. Oshie|
|1st|12:01|[](/r/caps)|Minor|2|Lars Eller Interference – Goalkeeper against Mark Giordano|
|1st|12:01|[](/r/leafs)|Minor|2|Mark Giordano Holding against Lars Eller|

***

###Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|27 Jan 2023|Ankle|DTD|Murray (ankle) will undergo further testing after he suffered an injury during warmups for Friday’s game against the Ottawa Senators.|unknown|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Auston Matthews|27 Jan 2023|Knee|OUT|Matthews will miss a minimum of three weeks with a sprained knee, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|18 Feb 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Mac Hollowell|13 Jan 2023|Kneecap|OUT|Hollowell, who is with AHL Toronto, underwent surgery for a fractured kneecap and will miss at least 12 weeks.|10 Apr 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|TJ Brodie|08 Jan 2023|Ribs|IR|Brodie (ribs) is wearing a regular jersey in practice Saturday for the first time since he was injured Jan. 7, Mark Masters of TSN reports.|unknown|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Nicholas Robertson|08 Dec 2022|Shoulder|IR-LT|Robertson (shoulder) underwent shoulder surgery recently and will need six months to recover.|01 Jul 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Victor Mete|06 Dec 2022|Lower Body|IR-LT|Mete (lower body) skated before practice Friday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.|15 Feb 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Rodion Amirov||Head|IR-NR||01 Feb 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Carl Dahlstrom|03 Jan 2023|Shoulder|IR-NR|Dahlstrom (shoulder) has begun skating as part of his recovery process but remains roughly three months from returning, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports Tuesday.|01 Apr 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin||Neck|IR-LT||26 Feb 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Tom Wilson|24 Jan 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Wilson (lower body) was absent from practice Saturday, per Samantha Pell of The Washington Post.|11 Feb 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Nic Dowd|16 Jan 2023|Lower Body|IR|Dowd (lower body) won’t play until after the All-Star break, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.|11 Feb 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|23 Dec 2022|Face|IR-LT|Carlson (face) was on the ice prior to Friday’s optional skate, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.|26 Feb 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Kody Clark||Quadriceps|IR-NR|Surgery|15 Sep 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Connor Brown|14 Jan 2023|Knee|IR-LT|Surgery|01 May 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Carl Hagelin|28 Dec 2022|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|16 Feb 2023|

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