Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2-0) at Washington Capitals (1-2-1) – 24 Oct 2023 – 6:00PM EDT

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# Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (3-2-0) at Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (1-2-1)

#Capital One Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 05:50|

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

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|10|5|4|54.5%|8|2|1/3|4|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|22|8|8|45.5%|3|5|0/2|6|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|12:53|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Power Play|[Morgan Rielly (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Timothy Liljegren (1), Max Domi (4)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339798129112)|
|2nd|05:41|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Even|[John Tavares (3) tip-in shot, assist(s): Morgan Rielly (4), Tyler Bertuzzi (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339799450112)|
|2nd|06:29|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Even|[William Nylander (5) snap shot, assist(s): Auston Matthews (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339801123112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|02:24|[TOR](/r/leafs)|MIN|2|David Kampf hooking against Nick Jensen|
|1st|05:58|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Nicklas Backstrom hooking against William Nylander|
|1st|10:57|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Evgeny Kuznetsov delaying-game-puck-over-glass|
|1st|18:23|[TOR](/r/leafs)|MIN|2|Pontus Holmberg holding against Aliaksei Protas|
|2nd|02:45|[TOR](/r/leafs)|PS|0|Mark Giordano ps-hooking-on-breakaway against Alex Ovechkin|

**Officials**

* Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Frederick L’Ecuyer
* Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Julien Fournier

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|3:00PM|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|10:00PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|TSN4, ESPN, ESPN+|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-washington-capitals-game-preview-october-24) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020083/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020083/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020083/playbyplay)|

##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Nic Dowd|18 Oct 2023|Upper Body|OUT|According to coach Spencer Carbery, Dowd (upper body) remains “day-to-day to an extent” ahead of Tuesday’s game versus Toronto, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.|27 Oct 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|16 Oct 2023|Upper Body|IR|Lindgren (upper body) was on the ice prior to Monday’s practice, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Network reports.|27 Oct 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Joel Edmundson|26 Sep 2023|Hand|IR-LT|Fracture|08 Nov 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Cam Allen||Shoulder|OUT|Surgery|02 Jan 2024|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Max Pacioretty|09 Oct 2023|Achilles|IR-LT|Pacioretty (Achilles) was put on long-term injured reserve Monday.|08 Nov 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Conor Timmins|30 Sep 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Timmins (lower body) is considered week-to-week, per Chris Johnston of TSN.|04 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|20 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|07 May 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|20 Sep 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/washington-capitals/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/toronto-maple-leafs/injuries)

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