NHL

Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League
Washington Capitals
31-27-6
Final
8 - 3
San Jose Sharks
18-33-12
Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:03 Tomas Hertl Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (60), William Eklund (1)
Goal 1st Period 15:30 Alexander Barabanov Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Couture (30), Andreas Johnsson (2)
Goal 2nd Period 8:46 Craig Smith Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (28), Sonny Milano (16)
Goal 2nd Period 11:30 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Sheary (19), Nic Dowd (11)
Goal 2nd Period 15:28 Matt Irwin Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Gabriel Carlsson (1), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (7)
Goal 2nd Period 19:02 Craig Smith Goal (6) Batted, assists: Rasmus Sandin (17), Dylan Strome (29)
Goal 3rd Period 5:50 T.J. Oshie Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Rasmus Sandin (18)
Goal 3rd Period 9:02 Nico Sturm Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Gregor (3), Erik Karlsson (61)
Goal 3rd Period 9:11 Alex Ovechkin Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3), Gabriel Carlsson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 16:05 Alex Ovechkin Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Iorio (1), Rasmus Sandin (19)
Goal 3rd Period 17:30 Dylan Strome Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Sonny Milano (17)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 22
28 Hits 23
14 Takeaways 10
30 Shots 41
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 23
61.0 Faceoff Win Percent 39.0
6 Giveaways 12
3 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 6
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Igor Chernyshov, LW Injured Reserve Oct 28
Quentin Musty, LW Injured Reserve Sep 28
Kyle Keyser, G Injured Reserve Sep 28
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Nov 9
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Oct 23
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,562 | Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 32 15
New Jersey 0 6 28 14
NY Rangers 1 8 23 11
Washington 0 7 20 10
NY Islanders 4 6 18 7
Pittsburgh 2 10 16 7
Philadelphia 6 10 16 5
Columbus 0 10 14 7

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 3 3 31 14
Vegas 2 5 28 13
Anaheim 1 8 21 10
Seattle 1 7 19 9
San Jose 2 11 18 8
Calgary 1 10 17 8
Los Angeles 2 9 12 5
Vancouver 1 16 7 3
Full Standings