Auston Matthews scored the winner in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in their home opener Thursday.
Last Updated Thursday, October 13, 2022 11:05PM EDTdefeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in their home opener Thursday.Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves against his former team as the rebounded from a disappointing 4-3 road loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Wednesday's curtain-raiser.Charlie Lindgren stopped 36 shots for the Capitals , who were coming of a 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins in their home opener 24 hours earlier.
The reigning Hart Trophy winner and 60-goal man's first point of the season allowed the team to exhale after head coach Sheldon Keefe ripped Toronto's performance in Montreal a night earlier. Toronto opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first on a power play that finally clicked after a couple great chances when Rielly found Tavares at the lip of the crease with a slick feed.
Starting in place of No. 1 netminder Darcy Kuemper on the heels of Washington's home opener, Lindgren stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced in the opening 20 minutes, but could do nothing on Toronto's equalizer at 4:03 of the second.
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