NHL

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
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Sep 28
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Gaudette, RW Injured Reserve Sep 28
Alex Barre-Boulet, C Injured Reserve Sep 28
Quentin Musty, LW Injured Reserve Sep 28
Cam Lund, C Injured Reserve Sep 28
Kyle Keyser, G Injured Reserve Sep 28

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 1 0 3 1
Seattle 0 0 2 1
Vegas 0 0 2 1
San Jose 0 0 2 1
Vancouver 0 1 2 1
Anaheim 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles 0 1 0 0
Calgary 0 1 0 0

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Pittsburgh 0 0 2 1
Columbus 0 0 2 1
New Jersey 0 0 2 1
NY Rangers 0 1 2 1
Carolina 1 0 1 0
Philadelphia 1 1 1 0
Washington 0 0 0 0
NY Islanders 0 1 0 0
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