Washington plays Toronto, looks for 6th straight road win

Washington Capitals (41-22-10, fourth within the Metropolitan) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (47-20-6, second within the Atlantic)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Washington visits Toronto aiming to extend its five-game highway successful streak.
The Maple Leafs are 27-11-3 in convention play. Toronto ranks fourth within the league with 34.7 pictures per recreation and is averaging 3.8 targets.
The Capitals are 28-12-4 in Jap Convention play. Washington has scored 244 targets and ranks third within the Jap Convention averaging 3.3 targets per recreation. Alex Ovechkin leads the staff with 46.
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Toronto beat Washington 5-3 within the final assembly between these groups on Feb. 28.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 58 targets and has 99 factors. Mitch Marner has 4 targets and 17 assists over the past 10 video games for Toronto.
Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 46 targets and has 85 factors. Tom Wilson has 5 targets and 5 assists over the past 10 video games for Washington.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-2-1, averaging 4.7 targets, 7.8 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.3 targets per recreation with an .887 save proportion.
Capitals: 6-4-0, averaging 3.6 targets, 5.8 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.3 targets per recreation with an .882 save proportion.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Petr Mrazek: out (groin), Wayne Simmonds: each day (sickness).
Capitals: Dmitry Orlov: each day (decrease physique), Nicklas Backstrom: each day (upkeep).
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