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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
Martin Fehervary, D Day-To-Day Feb 1
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Jan 31
Charlie Lindgren, G Injured Reserve Jan 31
Matt Roy, D Injured Reserve Jan 31
Connor McMichael, C Injured Reserve Jan 31
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Injured Reserve Jan 29
Ty Dellandrea, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
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 15 64 14
Edmonton 28 20 64 8
Seattle 26 19 61 9
Los Angeles 23 17 59 13
Anaheim 28 23 59 3
San Jose 27 22 58 4
Calgary 22 26 50 6
Vancouver 18 31 42 6

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 33 15 72 6
Pittsburgh 28 14 67 11
NY Islanders 30 20 65 5
Columbus 27 20 61 7
Washington 27 22 61 7
Philadelphia 24 20 58 10
New Jersey 28 25 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6
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