WASHINGTON — Connor Brown made the most of his move up the lineup to keep the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hot start rolling. Brown scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 Tuesday night in a rematch of their first-round playoff series last spring. “You want to kind of measure yourself a little bit, especially since they beat us last year in the playoffs. You’re not going to win if you don’t score.”Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs didn’t score at their NHL-leading pace, something Babcock would like to fix moving forward. UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night in the second half of a back-to-back.

Source: National Post October 18, 2017 01:44 UTC