It would seem the calls evened out, but that wasn’t exactly assault and battery by Nic Dowd on Woll when he tried to avoid big Toronto defender Jani Hakanpaa — making his Leafs debut — and Woll when the goalie lost track of John Carlson’s wicked point drive.

Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3.

After the Maple Leafs had a goal by Steven Lorentz disallowed midway through the third period, Nylander made it 3-2 at 15:51. Matthew Knies intercepted Tom Wilson’s pass at the blue line and drove to the net before Nylander tapped in the rebound.

The best part about unstitching the ‘C’ from the sweater of a consummate pro like John Tavares is that he doesn’t need the flair to act like a captain. And when the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs temporarily disappears with a mystery injury — as Auston Matthews has this week and last — well,

The Caps looked poised to beat the Maple Leafs after losing all three meetings last season before a late third-period comeback by Toronto led to an overtime defeat.

The Toronto Maple Leafs put forth their worst performance of the season Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators, losing 3-0 to close out the home stand. Toronto’s collective effort-level was rightfully questioned after the game and Maple Leafs forward John Tavares didn’t shy away from the disappointment.