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TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice to give him six goals in seven games, Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounce-back performance and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night. Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence, and Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann added goals to help Toronto improve to 41-22-9. Nic …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman Ethan Bear has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Bear will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. The league and union, which jointly run the program, made the announcement Wednesday. He is fifth player this season announced to be in the program after Columbus’ Patrik Laine, Colorado’s Samuel Girard and …

Detroit Red Wings (36-29-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (35-26-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings after Alexander Ovechkin’s two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Capitals’ 3-0 win. Washington has a 35-26-9 record overall and a 19-11-5 record in home games. …

Washington Capitals (32-25-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Calgary Flames (33-29-5, fifth in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames host the Washington Capitals after Mikael Backlund’s two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Flames’ 5-2 win. Calgary is 18-15-1 at home and 33-29-5 overall. The Flames have an even scoring …

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, and the team is now preparing for the stretch run of the season without him. Kuznetsov will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. Under the terms of the program, he can return to the team for practice and then games …