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MAPLE LEAFS (9-12-4) at CAPITALS (18-8-2)
TV -- SNET-O (HD), CSN-DC (HD)
Last 10 -- Maple Leafs 4-5-1; Capitals 5-4-1
Season series: -- This is the second of four games between the Leafs and Caps this season. In their first meeting, Nov. 3, Washington blew a 3-1 third-period lead, but got bailed out by Alexander Semin's tying goal with 5:38 left, and then Alex Ovechkin and Semin scored in the shootout to allow the Capitals to earn a 5-4 victory.
Big Story: -- Toronto is in the midst of a three-game losing streak at Verizon Center as it wraps up its 2010-11 road series at the U.S. capital. Meanwhile, the Caps have dropped their last two games and hope to avoid their second three-game losing streak of the season.
Who's Hot?: -- Kris Versteeg has 2 goals and an assist in his last three games for Toronto. … Alex Ovechkin has a goal and 7 assists in his last six games. Ovechkin is second in the League with 23 assists, and is on pace for a career-best 67.
Injury Report: -- The Leafs are without defenseman Dion Phaneuf (leg laceration) and forward Mike Brown (broken finger). … Defenseman Tom Poti has missed the Caps' last two games with a groin injury.
Stat Pack: -- While the Caps have dropped their last two games, it isn't for lack of trying. Washington has fired a total of 84 shots on goal in those two losses.
Puck Drop: -- Washington has put the puck on net over its last couple of games, but the simple act of getting shots on goal isn't necessarily a good thing when players aren't aggressively pursuing quality scoring opportunities.
"You look at our team and we haven't scored a lot of goals lately," Boudreau told the team's website following Saturday's loss to Atlanta. "I think it's the lack of commitment to paying the price to score. We're all wanting to score, but we're staying on the perimeter hoping to get the puck rather than being the guy who's going to get the puck."
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GO! :crazy:
MAPLE LEAFS (9-12-4) at CAPITALS (18-8-2)
TV -- SNET-O (HD), CSN-DC (HD)
Last 10 -- Maple Leafs 4-5-1; Capitals 5-4-1
Season series: -- This is the second of four games between the Leafs and Caps this season. In their first meeting, Nov. 3, Washington blew a 3-1 third-period lead, but got bailed out by Alexander Semin's tying goal with 5:38 left, and then Alex Ovechkin and Semin scored in the shootout to allow the Capitals to earn a 5-4 victory.
Big Story: -- Toronto is in the midst of a three-game losing streak at Verizon Center as it wraps up its 2010-11 road series at the U.S. capital. Meanwhile, the Caps have dropped their last two games and hope to avoid their second three-game losing streak of the season.
Who's Hot?: -- Kris Versteeg has 2 goals and an assist in his last three games for Toronto. … Alex Ovechkin has a goal and 7 assists in his last six games. Ovechkin is second in the League with 23 assists, and is on pace for a career-best 67.
Injury Report: -- The Leafs are without defenseman Dion Phaneuf (leg laceration) and forward Mike Brown (broken finger). … Defenseman Tom Poti has missed the Caps' last two games with a groin injury.
Stat Pack: -- While the Caps have dropped their last two games, it isn't for lack of trying. Washington has fired a total of 84 shots on goal in those two losses.
Puck Drop: -- Washington has put the puck on net over its last couple of games, but the simple act of getting shots on goal isn't necessarily a good thing when players aren't aggressively pursuing quality scoring opportunities.
"You look at our team and we haven't scored a lot of goals lately," Boudreau told the team's website following Saturday's loss to Atlanta. "I think it's the lack of commitment to paying the price to score. We're all wanting to score, but we're staying on the perimeter hoping to get the puck rather than being the guy who's going to get the puck."
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Even when ovy is not hot we can win now
