Capitals 5-4 Sharks (12 Feb, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

29-16-10, 14-9-5 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	2	1	5
SJ	0	3	1	0	4

San Jose Sharks

28-20-8, 14-10-5 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
J. Beagle C
T. Brouwer RW
A. Burakovsky LW
J. Chimera LW
E. Fehr RW
M. Johansson LW
E. Kuznetsov C
B. Laich C
M. Latta C
A. Ovechkin LW
J. Ward RW
defensemen
K. Alzner D
J. Carlson D
M. Green D
J. Hillen D
M. Niskanen D
B. Orpik D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:47	2:17	0:00	16:30	8	7	53.3
2	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	10:32	0:01	0:00	10:31	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	6	0	0	23	17:09	2:17	0:58	13:54	0	3	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:52	0:54	0:00	8:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	13:55	0:00	0:23	13:32	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	24	17:54	0:01	0:00	17:53	10	11	47.6
0	1	-1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	18:22	2:17	0:00	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	15:32	0:54	0:00	14:38	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	24	17:36	0:01	0:58	16:37	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	10	8:43	0:00	0:00	8:43	1	3	25.0
0	1	-1	6	2	1	0	0	3	1	2	22	21:14	3:11	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	27	17:59	0:54	0:23	16:42	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	28	21:12	0:00	0:37	20:35	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	33	23:41	0:55	0:44	22:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:06	2:17	0:00	17:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	28	20:59	0:00	0:37	20:22	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	6	0	1	31	23:18	0:01	0:44	22:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	0	0	0	0	0	62:21	0

San Jose Sharks


forwards
L. Couture C
B. Goodrow C
T. Hertl C
M. Karlsson C
P. Marleau C
M. Nieto LW
J. Pavelski C
J. Scott LW
J. Sheppard C
J. Thornton C
C. Tierney C
T. Wingels C
defensemen
B. Burns D
B. Dillon D
S. Hannan D
M. Irwin D
M. Mueller D
M. Tennyson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	4	2	3	0	0	3	4	3	24	17:52	0:58	1:03	15:51	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	7:59	0:00	0:00	7:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:46	0:23	0:00	12:23	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	19:21	0:00	0:00	19:21	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	27	20:29	0:58	2:12	17:19	3	0	100.0
0	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:29	0:23	0:35	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	1	2	3	0	2	30	22:19	0:58	0:24	20:57	9	3	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	11	7:51	0:00	0:00	7:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	17	12:52	0:00	0:00	12:52	4	3	57.1
1	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	31	21:32	0:58	0:48	19:46	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	4	6	40.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	7	2	0	23	16:02	0:23	1:22	14:17	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	8	1	3	30	26:06	0:58	2:53	22:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	1	5	2	0	1	23	19:07	0:00	0:17	18:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	30	23:01	0:00	2:28	20:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	24	19:11	0:23	0:00	18:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	19:15	0:00	0:44	18:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	23	17:53	0:23	0:02	17:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Niemi G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	5	28	.848	0	0	0	0	0	62:42	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Capitals	1	1	2	1	5
	Sharks	0	3	1	0	4

1st Period			WSH	SJ
15:02		Jay Beagle (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (12), Michael Latta (5)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	SJ
0:21	Brent Burns (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Joe Thornton (35), Logan Couture (29)	1	1
0:43	Brent Burns (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Patrick Marleau (29), Matt Nieto (10)	1	2
6:17	Troy Brouwer (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (19), Nicklas Backstrom (40)	2	2
14:48	Logan Couture (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Nieto (11), Patrick Marleau (30)	2	3

3rd Period		WSH	SJ
11:17	Jay Beagle (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (31), Brooks Orpik (13)	3	3
13:26	John Carlson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (19), Nicklas Backstrom (41)	4	3
14:29	Joe Thornton (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joe Pavelski (21), Melker Karlsson (6)	4	4

OT Summary			WSH	SJ
2:42		Joel Ward (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mike Green (28), Jay Beagle (8)	5	4

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sharks
6
Capitals
5

Game 1

15/10

Capitals
5
Sharks
4

Game 2

12/2

SAP Center at San Jose

3:30 AM, 12 February 2015

San Jose, CA

Attendance: 16,956

Referees:
Brad Meier
Rob Martell

Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron
Don Henderson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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