Alex Ovechkin scores his 887th goal to lead the Capitals to a 5-1 win over the Sharks
— Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
5
San Jose Sharks
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| SJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 1-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Nashville Predators | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/20/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | L 2-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 18:43 5-1
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:15 5-1
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 10:54 5-1
Alex Ovechkin Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (15), Pierre-Luc Dubois (42)
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Missed 10:15 4-1
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:46 4-1
Macklin Celebrini Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 6:59 4-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (11), Andrew Mangiapane (12)
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Goal 6:19 3-1
Macklin Celebrini Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (20)
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Missed 5:03 3-0
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 2:11 3-0
Patrick Giles Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:51 3-0
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:51 3-0
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 17:36 3-0
Jakob Chychrun Roughing against Shakir Mukhamadullin
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Penalty 17:36 3-0
Jakob Chychrun Cross-checking against Vincent Desharnais
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Penalty 16:41 3-0
Mario Ferraro Roughing against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Missed 15:49 3-0
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 15:37 3-0
Brandon Duhaime Fighting against Noah Gregor
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Penalty 15:37 3-0
Noah Gregor Fighting against Brandon Duhaime
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Penalty 14:56 3-0
Zack Ostapchuk Fighting against Tom Wilson
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Penalty 14:56 3-0
Tom Wilson Fighting against Zack Ostapchuk
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Missed 12:21 3-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 11:03 3-0
Mario Ferraro Holding against Anthony Beauvillier
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Missed 8:08 3-0
Alexander Wennberg Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:44 3-0
Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 7:08 3-0
Rasmus Sandin Interference against William Eklund
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Missed 6:15 3-0
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:32 3-0
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:23 3-0
Lars Eller Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 1:07 3-0
Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:55 3-0
Taylor Raddysh Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (40), Pierre-Luc Dubois (41)
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Goal 17:26 2-0
Aliaksei Protas Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Lars Eller (10), Tom Wilson (27)
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Penalty 15:01 1-0
Timothy Liljegren Interference against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Missed 13:23 1-0
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 8:41 1-0
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 7:33 1-0
Dylan Strome Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Tom Wilson (26)
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Missed 5:50 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 5-1
Game End
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Period End 20:00 5-1
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:51 5-1
Collin Graf Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Shot 19:44 5-1
Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Hit 19:22 5-1
Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit Andrew Mangiapane
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Giveaway 19:17 5-1
Giveaway by Collin Graf
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Missed 18:43 5-1
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Takeaway 18:22 5-1
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
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Giveaway 18:09 5-1
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
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Giveaway 17:46 5-1
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
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Giveaway 17:44 5-1
Giveaway by Ty Dellandrea
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Blocked 17:40 5-1
John Carlson shot blocked by Ty Dellandrea
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Takeaway 17:32 5-1
Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
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Giveaway 17:19 5-1
Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
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Missed 17:15 5-1
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 17:05 5-1
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Zack Ostapchuk
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Hit 16:59 5-1
Klim Kostin hit Matt Roy
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Hit 16:56 5-1
Shakir Mukhamadullin hit Andrew Mangiapane
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Hit 16:03 5-1
Tom Wilson hit Klim Kostin
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Hit 15:30 5-1
Jimmy Schuldt hit Connor McMichael
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Shot 15:27 5-1
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
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Hit 14:56 5-1
John Carlson hit Jimmy Schuldt
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Hit 13:35 5-1
Anthony Beauvillier hit Shakir Mukhamadullin
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Shot 13:27 5-1
Shakir Mukhamadullin Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Hit 13:19 5-1
Jakob Chychrun hit Ty Dellandrea
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Hit 12:48 5-1
Jimmy Schuldt hit Rasmus Sandin
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Shot 12:43 5-1
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
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Giveaway 11:00 5-1
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
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Face Off 10:54 5-1
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Goal 10:54 5-1
Alex Ovechkin Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (15), Pierre-Luc Dubois (42)
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Shot 10:42 4-1
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
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Missed 10:15 4-1
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Hit 10:05 4-1
Ty Dellandrea hit Nic Dowd
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Shot 10:01 4-1
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
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Shot 8:57 4-1
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Missed 8:46 4-1
Macklin Celebrini Tip-In Wide Left
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Hit 7:21 4-1
Vincent Desharnais hit Brandon Duhaime
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Hit 7:12 4-1
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jimmy Schuldt
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Face Off 6:59 4-1
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
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Goal 6:59 4-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (11), Andrew Mangiapane (12)
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Team Stats
WSH
SJ
4
Blocked Shots
15
13
Hits
22
2
Takeaways
5
28
Shots
20
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
23
53.1
Faceoff Win Percent
46.9
14
Giveaways
17
5
Total Penalties
5
16
Penalty Minutes
16
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
San Jose Sharks
- Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
- Alexander Wennberg Injured Reserve
- Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
- Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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