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San Jose Sharks 3, Washington Capitals 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: San Jose Sharks 3, Washington Capitals 2. Shots on goal: SJS 26, WSH 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SJS 0-0 WSH; P2 SJS 3-1 WSH; P3 SJS 0-1 WSH.

Scoring plays: P2 10:58 Dylan Strome (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) to make it SJS 0-1 WSH; P2 13:27 Zack Ostapchuk (assists: Dmitry Orlov, William Eklund) to make it SJS 1-1 WSH; P2 14:53 Collin Graf (assists: Pavol Regenda) to make it SJS 2-1 WSH; P2 16:13 Pavol Regenda (assists: Macklin Celebrini, Collin Graf) to make it SJS 3-1 WSH; P3 09:11 Ryan Leonard (assists: John Carlson, Martin Fehérváry) to make it SJS 3-2 WSH. Top skaters: Collin Graf (SJS) 1 G, 1 A; Pavol Regenda (SJS) 1 G, 1 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Ryan Leonard (WSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 21 saves on 23, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 23 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SJS
Collin Graf
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:06 TOI
Goals · SJS
Pavol Regenda
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 13:46 TOI
Goaltending · SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

SJS 2 largest lead P2 16:13 (SJS 3, WSH 1) · 3-0 run, P2 13:27–P2 16:13
WSH 1 largest lead P2 10:58 (SJS 0, WSH 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 10:58 Dylan Strome (Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · backhand shot · SJS 0, WSH 1
  • P2 13:27 Zack Ostapchuk (Dmitry Orlov, William Eklund) SJS · snap shot · SJS 1, WSH 1
  • P2 14:53 Collin Graf (Pavol Regenda) SJS · tip-in shot · SJS 2, WSH 1
  • P2 16:13 Pavol Regenda (Macklin Celebrini, Collin Graf) SJS · snap shot · SJS 3, WSH 1
  • P3 9:11 Ryan Leonard (John Carlson, Martin Fehérváry) WSH · snap shot · SJS 3, WSH 2

Linescore

123 T
SJS 030 3
WSH 011 2

Shots on goal: SJS 26, WSH 23

Biggest Period

The San Jose Sharks scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

SJSWSH
26Shots on goal23
50Shot attempts53
35Faceoff wins25
16Hits18
10Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways3
20Giveaways12
4Penalty minutes6
91.3%Save %88.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS1112326
WSH541423

🎯 Shot Map

San Jose Sharks3 G · 38 attempts
Alexander Wennberg: saved (snap)William Eklund: missed the netTimothy Liljegren: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (snap)Collin Graf: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (snap)William Eklund: saved (slap)Mario Ferraro: saved (snap)John Klingberg: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (slap)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (snap)Barclay Goodrow: saved (tip-in)Macklin Celebrini: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (snap)Vincent Iorio: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (snap)Igor Chernyshov: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netJohn Klingberg: saved (slap)Alexander Wennberg: saved (backhand)Collin Graf: missed the netZack Ostapchuk: goal (snap)Vincent Iorio: missed the netSam Dickinson: saved (snap)Collin Graf: goal (tip-in)Pavol Regenda: goal (snap)Vincent Iorio: saved (snap)Collin Graf: saved (snap)John Klingberg: missed the netMichael Misa: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netMichael Misa: saved (snap)Mario Ferraro: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 23Saved61% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net32% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 38 attempts
Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netDylan Strome: goal (backhand)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (slap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netRyan Leonard: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (tip-in)John Carlson: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Matt Roy: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netEthen Frank: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 21Saved55% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Collin Graf R 112+230020:06
Pavol Regenda L 112+212013:46
Zack Ostapchuk C 101024010:54
Macklin Celebrini C 011+260125:07
Dmitry Orlov D 011+200020:25
William Eklund L 011+111017:38
John Klingberg D 000+220220:46
Alexander Wennberg C 000021120:06
Mario Ferraro D 000+141219:32
Timothy Liljegren D 000+100119:04
Vincent Iorio D 000-120117:56
Sam Dickinson D 000-110016:43
Igor Chernyshov L 000003015:39
Adam Gaudette R 000002215:28
Tyler Toffoli C 000000013:46
Barclay Goodrow C 000-111011:33
Michael Misa C 000010009:58
Ryan Reaves R 000001008:21
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic W 212391.3260:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dylan Strome C 101-130022:19
Ryan Leonard R 101-122118:35
Jakob Chychrun D 011-130228:19
John Carlson D 011021125:45
Alex Ovechkin L 011-130021:21
Martin Fehérváry D 011+100217:29
Aliaksei Protas C 000-130021:34
Matt Roy D 000-212520:51
Rasmus Sandin D 000-210118:35
Nic Dowd C 000-203116:12
Connor McMichael C 000+110015:49
Ethen Frank C 000-101015:37
Anthony Beauvillier L 000+131115:24
Brett Leason R 000-104009:40
Brandon Duhaime R 000012009:26
Sonny Milano L 000000007:28
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000006:30
Dylan McIlrath D 000002006:05
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 232688.5357:01

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SJS 1 – 1 WSH
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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San Jose Sharks 24-19-3 W1 L10 7-3-0 Next game recap: @ DET · Fri, Jan 16
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