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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Capitals · SUN · MAR 28 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 28 · 6:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
MNMT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
VS
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 28 · 6:00 PM CT
MNMT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Alex Ovechkin has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 22 goals on 193 shots. But stay out of the box: the Maple Leafs' power play ranks 5th and Washington's penalty kill sits 29th.
Scotiabank Arena
Washington Capitals
Away · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Capitals
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Capitals
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Capitals
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Alex Ovechkin has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 22 goals on 193 shots. But stay out of the box: the Maple Leafs' power play ranks 5th and Washington's penalty kill sits 29th.

The problem is Jakob Chychrun, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Maple Leafs. Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Alex Ovechkin has 22 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (193 shots).
(Washington)
22 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Tom Wilson has 12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (65 shots).
(Washington)
12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Special Teams
Toronto's power play ranks 5th while Washington's penalty kill ranks 29th.
5th / 29th PP vs PK
Player
Jakob Chychrun has 5 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Washington)
5 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals