NHL

San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

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San Jose Sharks
24-19-3
Final
3 - 2
Washington Capitals
24-18-6

Sharks' 3-goal second period keys 3-2 victory over Capitals

Celebrini makes nifty, no-look pass to set up Regenda's goal

Zack Ostapchuk also scored, tying the game with the first of the Sharks' three goals in a span of 2:46. Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves for San Jose, which has won four of five.

Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard scored for the Capitals, Alex Ovechkin had an assist and Logan Thompson made 23 saves.

Strome put the Capitals up 1-0 at 10:58 of the second period, but the Sharks took over from there.

Ostapchuk tied it at 1 at 13:27 and Graf gave the Sharks the lead at 14:53 when he tipped in a pass from Regenda. San Jose went up 3-1 on Regenda's goal at 16:13.

Leonard made it a one-goal game at 9:11 of the third when beat Nedeljkovic.

Up next Sharks: Play at Detroit on Friday night.

Capitals: Host Florida on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 10:58 Dylan Strome Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Jakob Chychrun (18)
Goal 2nd Period 13:27 Zack Ostapchuk Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (22), William Eklund (19)
Goal 2nd Period 14:53 Collin Graf Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Pavol Regenda (1)
Goal 2nd Period 16:13 Pavol Regenda Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (47), Collin Graf (13)
Goal 3rd Period 9:11 Ryan Leonard Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (27), Martin Fehervary (14)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 14
16 Hits 18
4 Takeaways 3
26 Shots 23
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 25
58.3 Faceoff Win Percent 41.7
22 Giveaways 13
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Roy, D Day-To-Day Jan 28
Rasmus Sandin, D Day-To-Day Jan 28
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Injured Reserve Jan 27
Philipp Kurashev, C Injured Reserve Jan 25
Ty Dellandrea, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 14 63 13
Edmonton 27 19 62 8
Anaheim 28 22 59 3
San Jose 27 21 57 3
Los Angeles 22 16 57 13
Seattle 24 19 57 9
Calgary 21 25 48 6
Vancouver 17 31 39 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 32 15 69 5
Pittsburgh 26 14 63 11
NY Islanders 28 19 61 5
Philadelphia 24 18 57 9
Washington 25 22 57 7
New Jersey 27 24 56 2
Columbus 24 20 55 7
NY Rangers 22 25 50 6
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