{"id":548494,"date":"2026-04-09T04:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/548494\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:39:20","slug":"logan-thompson-backstops-capitals-to-4-0-victory-over-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/548494\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Thompson backstops Capitals to 4-0 victory over Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logan Thompson made 21 saves to register his third shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals breathed life into their fading playoff hopes with a 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n


\n TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 08: Joseph Woll #60 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tracks Ilya Protas #62 of the Washington Capitals’ shot as Protas’ teammate Aliaksei Protas #21 battles with Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period at Scotiabank Arena on April 08, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye\/Getty Images)(Getty Images\/Chris Tanouye)<\/p>\n


\n TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 08: Joseph Woll #60 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tracks Ilya Protas #62 of the Washington Capitals’ shot as Protas’ teammate Aliaksei Protas #21 battles with Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period at Scotiabank Arena on April 08, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye\/Getty Images)(Getty Images\/Chris Tanouye)<\/p>\n

TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Logan Thompson made 21 saves to register his third shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals breathed life into their fading playoff hopes with a 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Dylan Strome and Martin Fehervary, with a goal and an assist each, Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored for Washington, which sits three points back of the Eastern Conference\u2019s final wild-card spot with three games left on the schedule.<\/p>\n

Anthony Stolarz suffered a lower-body injury<\/a> early in the first period after stopping the second of two shots he faced for Toronto.<\/p>\n

Joseph Woll finished with 14 saves in just over 57 minutes of work for the Maple Leafs, who are set to miss the postseason for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n

Alex Ovechkin<\/a> \u2014 Washington\u2019s leader with 31 goals and 61 points \u2014 announced Wednesday he won\u2019t make a decision on his playing future until after the season.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old broke Wayne Gretzky\u2019s all-time goal mark<\/a> of 894 last April and has found the back of the net at least 30 times in 20 of his 21 NHL campaigns.<\/p>\n

Ovechkin has 45 goals and 35 assists for 80 points across 64 regular-season games against Toronto.<\/p>\n

Capitals forward Ilya Protas made his NHL debut on a line with older brother Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson. The bruising trio \u2014 Wilson is the smallest at 6-foot-4, while the siblings each stand 6-foot-6\u2014 tips the scales at a combined 700 pounds.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Capitals: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Maple Leafs: Visit the New York Islanders on Thursday.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NHL<\/a><\/p>\n

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