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Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks

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Alex Ovechkin scores his 887th goal to lead the Capitals to a 5-1 win over the Sharks

Washington Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Ovechkin deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary past Georgi Romanov with 9:06 remaining in the third period. Romanov is the NHL-record 182nd goalie that Ovechkin has scored on.

The 39-year-old Russian star has 34 goals on the season. He remains on pace before the end of this season to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable before the end of this season.

Ovechkin also had an assist on Dylan Strome's game-opening goal to help Washington win for the sixth time in seven games.

Aliaksei Protas, Taylor Raddysh and Trevor van Riemsdyk also scored for Washington. Logan Thompson made 19 saves.

Macklin Celebrini scored for San Jose.

Alexandar Georgiev allowed three goals on 17 shots before being replaced by Romanov after the first period.

Takeaways Capitals: Washington bounced back from a 3-0 loss at Los Angeles on Thursday and improved to 18-4-1 following a loss this season.

Sharks: Two nights after beating fellow bottom-dweller Chicago 4-2, San Jose was outclassed against East-leading Washington. San Jose was outshot 17-3 in the first period.

Key moment Ovechkin found Strome alone streaking down the middle and Strome beat Georgiev to the glove side 7:33 into the game. It was Ovechkin's 776th career point on the road. He made it 777 with the goal and needs two more road points to pass Gordie Howe for the eighth most in NHL history.

Key stat The goal by van Riemsdyk came 40 seconds after the Sharks cut it to 3-1 in the third and ended his 145 game drought without a goal.

Up next The Capitals host Detroit on Tuesday night The Sharks host Carolina on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:33 Dylan Strome Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Tom Wilson (26)
Goal 1st Period 17:26 Aliaksei Protas Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Lars Eller (10), Tom Wilson (27)
Goal 1st Period 18:55 Taylor Raddysh Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (40), Pierre-Luc Dubois (41)
Goal 3rd Period 6:19 Macklin Celebrini Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (20)
Goal 3rd Period 6:59 Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (11), Andrew Mangiapane (12)
Goal 3rd Period 10:54 Alex Ovechkin Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (15), Pierre-Luc Dubois (42)

Statistics

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4 Blocked Shots 15
13 Hits 22
2 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 20
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 23
53.1 Faceoff Win Percent 46.9
14 Giveaways 17
5 Total Penalties 5
16 Penalty Minutes 16
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 3
Jimmy Schuldt, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Vincent Desharnais, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Roy, D Day-To-Day Apr 3
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Apr 2

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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