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3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 5-2 Loss to Capitals

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Washington Capitals on Saturday (Dec. 28) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto hoping to pick up a win against one of the hottest teams in…

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20 Fantasy Thoughts: John Tavares’ skillset built to age well

After relinquishing the captaincy and coming off a down season, there were questions about whether John Tavares would return to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025-26. Now, it feels like he may be more important than ever.

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Maple Leafs’ Third Line Continues to Produce, But Isn’t Permanently Fixed Yet

A few weeks ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were dealing with a significant problem in a season that had many issues. That problem was the lack of secondary scoring as…

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Three thoughts coming out of the Leafs’ 5–2 loss to the Capitals

The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a 5–2 win against the Detroit Red Wings with a Mitch Marner hat-trick heading into last night’s game against the Washington Capitals. Even though the Maple Leafs have had a busy December—and filled with se

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Leafs-Capitals takeaways: Murray still re-adjusting to NHL speed, a lack of execution sinks good effort

You could be deceived by the scoreline if you took a cursory glance Saturday night, as the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-2 to the Washington Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin scored the 869th goal of his career in his return from a fractured fibula, which ke

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Why Tavares won’t use hot goaltending as excuse for Maple Leafs loss

When a legitimate opponent like the Capitals rolls into town and beats the Maple Leafs on their own pad for a second time in a month, it serves as a sharp reminder that Toronto will need to locate another level.

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Game in 10: Lost special teams and goaltending battles sink Maple Leafs despite solid 5v5 effort vs. Washington

For the second straight Saturday, the Maple Leafs returned to Scotiabank Arena after winning comfortably on the road only to lose at home in a back-to-back.  The difference is that the Leafs actually played reasonably well this time overall, but gla

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Within 25 of Gretzky, Ovechkin scores in return

Alex Ovechkin, out since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18, scored a goal in his return to action, pushing him to within 25 tallies of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL mark of 894, and the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturd

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Craig Berube on the Leafs’ 5-2 loss to Washington: “There were probably three mistakes that we made in the game, and they went in our net”

Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals, which dropped the team’s record to 22-13-2. On where the game got away from the team:  There were probably three mistakes that we made in the game, and

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Knee Jerk Reaction: Thompson outduels Murray as Capitals take down Leafs

Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena featured a matchup between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams, with Logan Thompson backstopping the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Through the early part of the season, the L

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Capitals clip Maple Leafs, Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday.

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NHL Highlights: Capitals 5, Maple Leafs 2

Jakob Chychrun scored a goal and added an assist while Alex Ovechkin picked up an empty-netter in his return as the Washington Capitals took down the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

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