Alex Ovechkin’s 40th goal of the season and 598th of his NHL career was part of a hot start by the Washington Capitals that sunk the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series on Saturday.
Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal and two assists, Jakub Vrana scored and Braden Holtby made 27 saves to help the Capitals defeat the Maple Leafs 5-2 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in the first NHL game played at a service academy.
The Capitals (37-21-7), who are 3-0-0 all time in outdoor games, moved two points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers for first place in the Metropolitan Division. They have 81 points through 65 games.