National Hockey League

FINAL
San Jose Sharks 7
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Washington Capitals 6
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Match Report

Hertl completes hat trick, Sharks beat Caps 7-6 in overtime

Tomas Hertl completed his hat trick by scoring in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks withstood Alex Ovechkin's hat trick to beat the Washington Capitals 7-6 on Tuesday night and hand the defending Stanley Cup champions their sixth consecutive defeat.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/4/26 @ Los Angeles Kings L 2-7 NHL
11/2/26 vs Calgary Flames L 1-2 NHL
10/31/26 vs Ottawa Senators L 1-5 NHL
10/29/26 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 NHL
10/27/26 vs Buffalo Sabres L 0-2 NHL
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Team Stats

SJ WSH
22
Blocked Shots
18
16
Hits
25
7
Takeaways
15
43
Shots
39
2
Power Play Goals
1
6
Power Play Opportunities
3
33.3
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
34
Faceoffs Won
30
53.1
Faceoff Win Percent
46.9
8
Giveaways
12
3
Total Penalties
5
6
Penalty Minutes
10

Head to Head

SJ leads series 1-0

SJ Last 5 matchups WSH
  1. 1 Final 2019-02-15 @ SJ 5
  2. 7 Final/OT 2019-01-23 @ WSH 6

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

San Jose Sharks

  • Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Wennberg Injured Reserve
  • Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
  • Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve

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