Capitals slip past the Leafs

Mar 03, 2016, 13:08

The Maple Leafs cut the deficit to one just 97 seconds into the second frame as Nikita Soshnikov pinged one off the crossbar and in past Philipp Grubauer.

Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games. Relegated to fourth line minutes and penalty killing during his last season in Washington, Laich skated 14 minutes and 17 seconds against the Capitals on Wednesday, his highest total of the season.

The youthful yet physically overmatched Maple Leafs put 29 shots on net to the Capitals' 23.

But the Leafs continue to struggle to score.

They made a nice comeback last night in their 3-2 victory over the Pens, but the game was all Pittsburgh up until the end of the second.

McDavid scored 22 seconds into the game, and then got the victor by blowing past Buffalo's defense seconds after Eichel spun around a defender and missed just wide with a twirling backhand shot.

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The Washington Capitals took down the Toronto Maple Leafs in an emotional affair highlighted by the return of Brooks Laich. I can't give it to him - no one can.

Even Capitals owner Ted Leonsis weighed in on the trade. "I know he likes the team and we're a good team going forward, and it's frustrating, but we had to do what's necessary to keep the organization, to keep the team going forward here".

In a nod to what he meant to the Capitals, Leafs coach Mike Babcock had Laich out for the puck drop.

Laich responded by raising his stick, and putting his hands together to applaud the crowd right back.

But he's a Leaf now.

"It's too bad I couldn't find a way to see the puck on that third one", Bernier said. He's 32 and ready for more. He likes the team, and we're a good team going forward.

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His locker room presence was something to be admired, and his class on the ice was matched only by his reputation off the ice as a fan favorite in the Washington area.

Laich's role had diminished with the arrival of younger, faster guns in Washington.

"It's only me and him was (here) since my first year", Ovechkin said. "I said that when I was a single guy". "There's a lot of hockey left".

The fact that new Leaf Laich shared power-play time with Nylander on Wednesday certainly had the veteran shaking his head at the memory. "I have milestones I'd love to get to". But in the second half of back-to-back games, their legs got exhausted. It wasn't the most eye opening trade deadline but none the less there was a trade that stuck out in the eyes of hockey fans. Carrick made an impact in his first game with the Leafs, getting into an AHL-style fight with J.T. Brown, so we'll have to watch and see how he handles the team he thought he was working to become a part of. "He plays a hard game, and he's difficult to play against". You're tempted to just worry about yourself and keep your mouth shut.

The Washington Capitals picked up a good win against the Pittsburgh Penguins while the St Louis Blues triumphed over the Ottawa Senators.

Evgeny Kuznetsov has 27 points in his last 20 games, scoring five goals over the past eight with one in each of the last two. The Leafs are at home to Minnesota on Thursday night.

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