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The Washington Capitals (2-1-1) return home from a 6-0 loss to the Devils to face Auston Matthews, John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1) on Saturday night after their devastating loss against the Devils on Thursday.

With Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov off to a blistering scoring pace to begin the season, there will be plenty of firepower on display at Capital One Arena.

The Caps beat the Maple Leafs in two of their three meetings last season, but with the former Islander Tavares lining up with the NHL's next big thing in Matthews, this is not the same Maple Leafs team.

Here is everything you need to know about Capitals vs. Maple Leafs which takes place at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Washington.

CAPITALS vs. MAPLE LEAFS HOW TO WATCH

What: Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, Game 5 of the 2018-19 NHL Regular Season

Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

When: Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: The Capitals vs. Maple Leafs game will be broadcast on NBC Sports Washington (NBC Sports Washington Channel Finder)

Live Stream: You can live stream Capitals vs. Maple Leafs on NBC Sports Washington's live stream page and on the NBC Sports App.

Radio: Caps 24/7 Radio, 106.7 The Fan FM

 

CAPITALS vs. MAPLE LEAFS TV SCHEDULE

6:00 PM: Caps Faceoff Live
6:30 PM: Caps Pregame Live
7:00 PM: Capitals vs. Maple Leafs
9:30 PM: Caps Postgame Live
10:00 PM: Caps Overtime Live

CAPITALS vs. MAPLE LEAFS INJURY REPORT

Capitals: TBA

Maple Leafs: TBA

CAPITALS vs. MAPLE LEAFS PLAYERS TO WATCH

Evgeny Kuznetsov, F, Capitals: Kuzy made a play for the Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup MVP, and while he didn't go home with the award, he's taken the next step toward superstardom. Through four games, the 26-year-old leads the team with four goals and three assists. 

Auston Matthews, F, Maple Leafs: Matthews is the Ovechkin to Conor McDavid's Crosby. He is the next great NHL superstar, and his 2018-19 is off to a red-hot start, tallying nine goals and three assists in the first five games.

CAPITALS vs. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES HISTORY

Number of all-time Meetings: 150

All-Time Series Record: Capitals lead 77-63-10

Regular Season Record: Capitals lead 73-61-10

Playoff Record: Capitals lead 4-2-0

Last Meeting: Caps win 2-1 (4/23/17)

Last 10: Capitals lead 8-2

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