The play was soft, the goal was weak, and any momentum the Capitals had for 13-seconds was dead. The goal he allowed from Lybushkin that was a mere 13-seconds after John Carlson cut the lead to 2-1 was an absolute killer. Samsonov certainly let in some head-scractching goals. So yes, Samsonov was pulled twice against the Maple Leafs in the same season.
Samsonov was ultimately pulled after allowing his 4th goal at about the halfway point of the game. Here are Samsonov's stats from last night Last night was a lot of the same but just sprinkle in a couple soft goals. He saved all other medium/low danger chances. In that game, all three goals Samsonov allowed were considered high-danger chances by Toronto. Ilya Samsonov started that game but was pulled after allowing 3-goals on 10 shots. Ilya Samsonov Gets Chased AGAIN - The last time the Capitals played the Maple Leafs was 02/28/22.
You could tell from the drop of the puck, the Leafs came to play.
However, this hot-streak was no match for the Maple Leafs last night. The Caps entered this game with impressive 4-game win streak over teams like TBL, PIT, BOS, and PHI. Fresh off a dominating performance against the Philadelphia FLyers, the Capitals were crushed by the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 7-3 in Toronto.