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Washington Capitals: Top 5 road games to look forward to in 2019-20

By Michael Marzzacco

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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#5 at Toronto Maple Leafs Oct. 29

TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals battles with Auston Matthews #34 and Jake Gardiner #51 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on February 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals battles with Auston Matthews #34 and Jake Gardiner #51 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on February 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /

This contest marks the final game of the five-game road trip that closes out the month of October. These games between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs have had several memorable games against each other.

The matchup really took surface during the 2017 first round playoff series that went six games. Tom Wilson and Marcus Johansson were each difference makers in that series that saw the Capitals come out on top.

The Capitals played host to the Maple Leafs the next year in the Stadium Series in Annapolis, Maryland. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson and Jakub Vrana each scored for the Capitals in a 5-2 win.

Last season the Capitals dropped two of the three games and will look to improve against the Leafs. Their lone victory came in Toronto in February.

Washington scored twice in the second period first on a power play from Ovechkin then Brett Connolly doubled the lead. After the Maple Leafs got a goal back, the Capitals responded with a Wilson shorthanded goal to go on to win 3-2.

TORONTO, ONTARIO – NOVEMBER 12: The stage is set for the 2018 induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall Of Fame on November 12, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO – NOVEMBER 12: The stage is set for the 2018 induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall Of Fame on November 12, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Fans that make the trip up to Canada should check out the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. A must-visit for any hockey fan.

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