Capitals 8-3 Sharks (4 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Washington Capitals

31-27-6, 16-14-3 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	4	4	8
SJ	2	0	1	3

San Jose Sharks

18-33-12, 6-18-8 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Aube-Kubel RW
N. Backstrom C
N. Dowd RW
E. Kuznetsov C
A. Mantha RW
S. Milano LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
C. Sheary LW
C. Smith C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
A. Alexeyev D
G. Carlsson D
V. Iorio D
M. Irwin D
R. Sandin D
T. van Riemsdyk 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	2	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	21	14:19	0:02	1:45	12:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	16:49	2:51	1:01	12:57	7	5	58.3
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	0	21	13:31	0:03	1:43	11:45	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:00	2:52	3:35	11:33	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:10	1:10	0:00	11:00	2	0	100.0
0	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	16	12:17	0:00	0:00	12:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	19	15:28	2:51	0:56	11:41	3	0	100.0
2	1	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:06	3:57	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	22	14:50	0:00	3:28	11:22	0	0	0.0
2	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:52	0:00	0:00	12:52	0	1	0.0
1	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:02	1:10	0:00	11:52	8	2	80.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	22	15:01	1:10	3:24	10:27	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	28	23:07	0:10	3:23	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	19:00	0:00	3:25	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	14:48	0:04	0:00	14:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	2	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	25	18:34	0:04	4:26	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	26	21:40	2:55	0:08	18:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	19:30	1:06	4:30	13:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Kuemper G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	3	38	.927	27	10	1	0	0	60:00	0

San Jose Sharks


forwards
A. Barabanov LW
L. Couture C
W. Eklund LW
N. Gregor C
T. Hertl C
A. Johnsson LW
K. Labanc RW
O. Lindblom LW
S. Lorentz C
N. Sturm C
E. Svechnikov LW
F. Zetterlund LW
defensemen
M. Benning D
M. Ferraro D
E. Karlsson D
J. MacDonald D
R. Simek D
M. Vlasic D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:23	6:27	0:00	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:46	6:39	3:35	12:32	4	8	33.3
0	1	-3	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:46	6:56	0:00	12:50	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	17	12:01	0:00	0:00	12:01	1	1	50.0
1	0	-3	5	0	1	1	2	3	2	1	24	20:52	7:05	0:04	13:43	13	9	59.1
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:38	1:11	0:00	13:27	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	13	9:09	0:54	0:00	8:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	9:20	0:00	0:27	8:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	15	10:08	0:00	0:41	9:27	2	5	28.6
1	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:40	0:00	3:19	13:21	2	10	16.7
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	20	12:14	0:51	0:00	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	14:47	0:29	0:03	14:15	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	24	22:50	1:08	3:26	18:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	23	21:01	0:00	2:59	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	26	26:43	6:48	0:12	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:28	1:12	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	10	8:20	0:00	0:33	7:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22	17:49	0:00	1:01	16:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
K. Kahkonen G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	8	22	.733	18	4	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Capitals	0	4	4	8
	Sharks	2	0	1	3

1st Period			WSH	SJ
12:03		Tomas Hertl (16) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Karlsson (60), William Eklund (1)	0	1
15:30		Alexander Barabanov (13) Assists: Logan Couture (30), Andreas Johnsson (2)	0	2

2nd Period		WSH	SJ
8:46	Craig Smith (5) Assists: Dylan Strome (28), Sonny Milano (16)	1	2
11:30	Nicolas Aube-Kubel (3) Assists: Conor Sheary (19), Nic Dowd (11)	2	2
15:28	Matt Irwin (1) Assists: Gabriel Carlsson (1), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (7)	3	2
19:02	Craig Smith (6) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (17), Dylan Strome (29)	4	2

3rd Period		WSH	SJ
5:50	T.J. Oshie (16) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Rasmus Sandin (18)	5	2
9:02	Nico Sturm (13) Assists: Noah Gregor (3), Erik Karlsson (61)	5	3
9:11	Alex Ovechkin (34) Assists: Tom Wilson (3), Gabriel Carlsson (2)	6	3
16:05	Alex Ovechkin (35) Assists: Vincent Iorio (1), Rasmus Sandin (19)	7	3
17:30	Dylan Strome (14) Assists: Sonny Milano (17)	8	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sharks
4
Capitals
1

Game 1

12/2

Capitals
8
Sharks
3

Game 2

4/3

SAP Center at San Jose

11:00 PM, 4 March 2023

San Jose, CA

Attendance: 17,562

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Joe Mahon

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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Series tied 1-1

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