Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Capitals waxay ka adkaadeen Maple Leafs lix kulan. In kasta oo Toronto ay hogaanka u haysay laba gool tobankii daqiiqo ee ugu horreeyay ciyaarta koowaad, Washington waxay dhalisay laba gool, labadaba waxaa dhaliyay Justin Williams, waxayna ku guuleysatay ciyaarta 3<unk>2 waqtiga dheeriga ah goolkii Tom Wilson. Ciyaarta labaad, rookie Kasperi Kapanen wuxuu dhaliyay laba gool oo ay ku jiraan ciyaarta-guusha ee laba jeer oo dheeri ah oo u horseeday Maple Leafs guul 4<unk>3. Washington waxay qaadatay labo labo gool ciyaarta sadexaad; xulashada koowaad ee
2016 NHL Draft, Auston Matthews, wuxuu gacan ka geystay inuu jilicsiiyo hogaanka goolkiisii ugu horreeyay ee playoff, laakiin ka dib markii Capitals ay heshay 3<unk>1 hogaanka, Maple Leafs waxay dhaliyeen laba gool si ay u dhigmaan ciyaarta. Kadib markii la dheereeyay, Tyler Bozak ayaa gool dhaliyay goolhayaha Capitals si uu Leafs u siiyo 2 x 1 hogaanka taxanaha. Ciyaarta afraad waxay ahayd ciyaarta kaliya ee taxanaha ah ee aan loo gelin waqti dheeri ah; Tom Wilson iyo T. J. Oshie labaduba waxay dhaliyeen laba gool waxaana goolka labaad ee Oshie uu caddeeyay inuu yahay ciyaarta-guusha guusha 5 <unk> 4 ka dib markii isku dayga soo noqoshada Toronto uu fashilmay. Ciyaarta shanaad waxay soo bandhigtay ciyaarta afaraad ee dheeriga ah ee taxanahan iyadoo Justin Williams uu u dhaliyay Capitals 2<unk>1, isagoo ku hogaaminaya taxanaha 3<unk>2 geedi socodka. Ciyaarta lixaad, ciyaarta waxay gashay waqti dheeri ah markii shanaad ee taxanahan iyo 6:31 ee waqtiga dheeriga ah ee ugu horeeya Marcus Johansson ayaa dhaliyay goolkiisii labaad ee Capitals guul 2-1 ah iyo safar kale oo wareega labaad ah.