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Ovechkin, Capitals hit Toronto
By Rob Gerein | November 20, 2009
Alexander Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals make their first visit to the Air Canada Centre this season to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
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The Capitals have the upper hand over the past 10 meetings, going 6-3-0-1. The teams last met on Oct. 3 this season, when the Capitals won 6-4 at home as a -240 favorite.
The last time the Capitals were in Toronto was March 24 last season, a 3-2 Maple Leafs win.
The Capitals are 13-4-4 this season while the Maple Leafs are 3-11-6.
In their last game on Tuesday, the Capitals doubled the New York Rangers 4-2 at Madison Square Garden. The Maple Leafs lost 6-5 to the Carolina Hurricanes on the road Thursday.
Ovechkin returned to the lineup after sitting out three weeks with a shoulder injury, but the Capitals still have a number of injury concerns. Boyd Gordon (back) and Mike Knuble (finger) are both out indefinitely while Alexander Semin (wrist) is listed as day-to-day.
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