Johnny Ace - Carlson recorded his eighth multiple-point game of the season, and the fifth two-goal game of his NHL career on Tuesday. Two of those two-goal games came on this road trip - he had two goals in Calgary on Oct. 22 - and three of the five have come in calendar 2019.
Carlson finished the month with 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in 14 games, and only one blueliner in league history ever finished October with more points. That would be Hockey Hall of Famer Al MacInnis, who notched 25 points (eight goals, 17 assists) in 13 games with the 1990-91 Calgary Flames.
With his 23 points in October, Carlson also establishes a new mark for most points by a Washington defenseman in any month, eclipsing Sergei Gonchar, who had 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in January, 2000.
Finally, Carlson's two-goal night on Tuesday gives him 426 career points (97 goals, 329 assists). That ties him with Kevin Hatcher (149 goals, 277 assists) for third place all-time among all Washington defensemen in scoring.
Power Trio - The Caps spent a total of 12:53 on the man advantage in Tuesday's game, going 2-for-7 on the power play. Ovechkin barely left the ice while the Caps were a man to the good; he logged 12:32 in power play ice time. Both Carlson (10:29) and Backstrom (9:48) were close behind.
Red October - The Caps finished a rugged October schedule in fine fashion, posting a 9-2-3 record and setting franchise standards for wins (nine) and points (21) in the season's first month.
Shake It Off -The Leafs scored on their first shot on goal of Tuesday's game, the fourth time in 13 games this season that Washington has yielded the game's first goal on the opposition's first shot of the game. The Caps have bounced back to win three of those four games.
Missing Man -Nic Dowd left the game with a lower body injury in the first period. He took a twirl before the start of the second period, but wasn't able to continue and is listed as day-to-day.
By The Numbers - Carlson led the Capitals with 27:58 in ice time … Ovechkin led the Caps with 16 shot attempts, and he and Carlson (10) combined to account for 26 of Washington's 62 shot tries (41.9 percent) on the night … Garnet Hathaway led the Caps with four hits … Radko Gudas led Washington with three blocked shots.