Quinn Hughes scored two goals, while Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves on 33 shots to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the first-place Washington Capitals.

Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Todd McLellan's debut ... In the third period, Nic Dowd brought the Capitals within two, but the team fell 4-2 to the Red Wings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 5-2 at the hands of the ... While Murray was partially to blame for the second Capitals goal, Nic Dowd provided the perfect screen for Jakob Chychrun on the play.

Capitals 5, Maple Leafs 2 Alex Ovechkin scored into an empty net in his return from a broken fibula and visiting Washington defeated Toronto ... won three of four. Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also ...

The storylines for the Saturday night showdown between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs practically ... added a goal and an assist, while Nic Dowd scored his ninth of the season ...

The storylines for the Saturday night showdown between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs practically wrote themselves ... Mangiapane each added a goal and an assist, while Nic Dowd ...

You could be deceived by the scoreline if you took a cursory glance Saturday night, as the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-2 to ... Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson added singles for the Capitals.

Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom ... scored for the Maple Leafs. Logan Thompson stopped 35 shots for the win, while Matt Murray made 27 saves for Toronto.

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom ...

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd, and Tom Wilson ...

TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd ...