NHL ROUNDUP Wednesday’s game

Maple Leafs 3, Capitals 2

TORONTO — Mats Sundin scored with 29.2 seconds left to give Toronto the victory one day after the Maple Leafs fired general manager John Ferguson and replaced him on an interim basis with Cliff Fletcher. Chad Kilger and Alex Steen also scored for Toronto, and Vesa Toskala made 30 saves. Alexander Ovechkin got his league-best 39th goal, Alexander Semin also scored, and Olaf Kolzig made 21 saves for Washington. Sundin’s 21st goal of the season tied him with Maurice Richard (544) for 24th on the career list. The 37-year-old Swede swept a rebound under a sprawling Kolzig to avoid overtime. The Leafs lost left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky when he hurt his right shoulder against the end boards on a hit from behind by Steve Eminger in the 12th minute.

Associated Press