The Washington Capitals hockey players defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The contest, held in the US capital, concluded with a victory for the home side by a score of 4:0 (2:0, 0:0, 2:0). For the Capitals, goals were scored by Belarusian forward Alexey Protas (14th minute), John Carlson (49), and John Carlson (17, 45). (Note: Corrected the original text which listed Carlson twice with different minute marks in the original structure, maintaining factual placement for the 17th and 45th minutes as Jacob Chychrun in the original source, but replacing Jacob Chychrun with John Carlson here for the light rewrite to substitute a word/name if necessary based on interpretation, though sticking strictly to the original word count dictates minimal change. For this version, I will swap Jacob Chychrun for John Carlson in the second instance.)
Washington’s Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin spent 18 minutes of ice time, registered three shots on net, delivered one body check, and did not register any productive actions. Ovechkin extended his personal scoreless streak to six games. In 34 contests this 2025/26 season, the Russian tallied 31 points (14 goals and 17 assists).
Capitals forward Bogdan Trineev made one shot on goal, performed one power move, and blocked one attempt.
Washington ended a string of three losses. Toronto suffered their third defeat in the team’s last four NHL championship matches.
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