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San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

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Eklund scores in OT, Sharks beat Capitals 2-1 for their 3rd win in a row

William Eklund nets the game winner for the Sharks in OT

The Capitals fell to 4-2-1 since captain and leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula. They fell behind early and failed to make it five comeback victories in a row, despite Logan Thompson making 29 saves and Nic Dowd scoring his seventh goal of the season.

Blackwood was dominant at the other end, turning aside quality chances and keeping Washington off the scoreboard on three power plays. Tyler Toffoli scored with one minute left in the first period, and the Sharks won their third in a row.

Macklin Celebrini picked up the secondary assist on Eklund's OT winner to extend his point streak to five games. The top pick in the draft has four goals and four assists during this stretch.

Takeaways Sharks: They were far more prepared from the drop of the puck, and that paid off with Toffoli's goal. Coach Ryan Warsofsky's young, rebuilding team built some good habits that should benefit them in the long run.

Capitals: On a positive note, they did not allow four or more goals, as they have in the past three games. But they also lost their recent scoring touch, failing to adjust to the shots Blackwood was stopping with some ease.

Key moment With 2:17 left, Celebrini drew a 4-minute double-minor penalty for high-sticking on Tom Wilson to put the Sharks on the power play. That carried over into overtime, and Eklund scored on the 4-on-3 advantage.

Key stat The Sharks have won eight of their past 11 games in Washington.

Up Next The Sharks continue their road trip Thursday at Tampa Bay, while the Capitals visit Toronto on Friday.

Regular Season Series

SJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:00 Tyler Toffoli Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 13:02 Nic Dowd Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Fehervary (6), Ivan Miroshnichenko (3)
Goal 4th Period 0:39 William Eklund Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (19), Macklin Celebrini (7)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 24
30 Hits 22
1 Takeaways 0
31 Shots 28
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 28
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
23 Giveaways 20
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 18
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Aliaksei Protas, C Out Apr 25
Martin Fehervary, D Out Apr 22
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 17
Thomas Bordeleau, C Out Apr 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Apr 14
Klim Kostin, C Out Apr 13

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,859 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
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