San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

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San Jose Sharks

24-19-3

Final
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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

SJ		WSH
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