Goaltender Joseph Woll can only do so much.

The Maple Leafs allowed 30-plus shots and two late third-period goals in falling 4-2 to the Washington Capitals on Friday in D.C. Toronto was trying to win consecutive games for the first time in three weeks, with Woll facing 30-plus shots after an overtime win in Columbus in his sixth straight start.

The Leafs have now lost eight of 10 and remain near the Eastern Conference basement.

Late in the game, with Woll pulled for an extra attacker, Capitals goalie Logan Thompson gloved a Matthew Knies shot.

The Leafs had a couple of great opportunities to extend their well-earned 2-0 lead, but were not able to score. They clung to a one-goal lead with less than seven minutes to play, fumbling a puck wide behind Woll that got past Oliver Ekman-Larsso

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