San Jose Sharks @ Washington Capitals

0-8-1, 0-5-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sharks SJ	1	0	0	1
Capitals WSH	0	0	3	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

4-3-1, 3-2-0 Home

Wilson helps Capitals rally late to hand Sharks 9th straight loss to open season

— Tom Wilson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Sunday for their third straight win.

Oct 30, 2023, 12:33 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sharks	1	0	0	1
	Capitals	0	0	3	3

1st Period			SJ	WSH
11:40		Luke Kunin (1) Assists: Ty Emberson (1), Mario Ferraro (2)	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		SJ	WSH
2:18	Dylan Strome (6) Assists: Nick Jensen (1), Hardy Haman Aktell (1)	1	1
15:15	Tom Wilson (2) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (5), John Carlson (5)	1	2
19:02	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (6), John Carlson (6)	1	3

Connor McMichael hit Kyle Burroughs
Takeaway by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Hardy Haman Aktell hit Filip Zadina
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Mike Hoffman
Nicklas Backstrom hit Matt Benning
Nicklas Backstrom Wrist Shot Wide Right
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Anthony Duclair
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Anthony Mantha Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Rasmus Sandin hit Ryan Carpenter
Jan Rutta shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Tom Wilson hit Jan Rutta
Martin Fehervary hit Ryan Carpenter
Tom Wilson hit Jan Rutta
Connor McMichael hit Matt Benning
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Hardy Haman Aktell Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Evgeny Kuznetsov Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
T.J. Oshie Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
John Carlson hit Matt Benning
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
T.J. Oshie Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by John Carlson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Left
Connor McMichael hit Kyle Burroughs
Hardy Haman Aktell hit Luke Kunin
Tom Wilson hit William Eklund
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Alex Ovechkin hit Tomas Hertl
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
Beck Malenstyn hit Kevin Labanc
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
John Carlson hit Luke Kunin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson hit Nico Sturm
Rasmus Sandin hit Ryan Carpenter
Tom Wilson hit Matt Benning
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Takeaway by Matthew Phillips
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin hit Kyle Burroughs
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot Wide Left
Nick Jensen Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Luke Kunin shot blocked by John Carlson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Giveaway by John Carlson
Luke Kunin shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Anthony Mantha hit Matt Benning
Hardy Haman Aktell Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Jensen (1), Hardy Haman Aktell (1)
Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
Hendrix Lapierre hit Mario Ferraro
Takeaway by John Carlson
T.J. Oshie hit Mario Ferraro
Giveaway by John Carlson
T.J. Oshie hit Mikael Granlund
Jan Rutta shot blocked by Matthew Phillips
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Labanc
Hardy Haman Aktell Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Hardy Haman Aktell Wrist Shot Wide Left
Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Luke Kunin shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (5), John Carlson (5)
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (6), John Carlson (6)
Ryan Carpenter shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Aliaksei Protas Deflected saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Luke Kunin hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Takeaway by William Eklund
Off-side
Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tomas Hertl hit Beck Malenstyn
Icing
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
William Eklund hit Martin Fehervary
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Wrist Shot Wide Left
Luke Kunin hit John Carlson
Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman
Giveaway by Filip Zadina
Matt Benning Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Tomas Hertl hit Martin Fehervary
T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Ty Emberson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood
Kyle Burroughs hit Anthony Mantha
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Labanc hit Beck Malenstyn
Kevin Labanc Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by William Eklund
Luke Kunin Tip-In Wide Right
Luke Kunin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ty Emberson (1), Mario Ferraro (2)
Icing
Ryan Carpenter Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Off-side
Anthony Duclair faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Puck in Crowd
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Matt Benning
Ty Emberson hit Anthony Mantha
Goalie Stopped
Mike Hoffman hit Hardy Haman Aktell
Mario Ferraro High-sticking against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Kyle Burroughs Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Filip Zadina
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Filip Zadina
Goalie Stopped
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Ty Emberson
Icing
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Puck in Crowd
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
John Carlson shot blocked by Luke Kunin
John Carlson shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
Takeaway by Kyle Burroughs
Injury - Player
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
William Eklund hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Filip Zadina
Mario Ferraro Slashing against Anthony Mantha
John Carlson shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Ryan Carpenter
Nico Sturm Backhand Wide Right
Luke Kunin Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Anthony Duclair hit Matthew Phillips
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Carpenter faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Jan Rutta Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Givani Smith Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Takeaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Carpenter Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Filip Zadina
Tomas Hertl Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Icing
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by William Eklund
Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Mike Hoffman
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ryan Carpenter hit John Carlson
Icing
Anthony Duclair hit Connor McMichael
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Ty Emberson
T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Luke Kunin hit Matthew Phillips
Goalie Stopped
Givani Smith Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ryan Carpenter Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kyle Burroughs hit Connor McMichael
Fabian Zetterlund Holding against T.J. Oshie
TV Timeout
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Benning
John Carlson shot blocked by Luke Kunin
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Matt Benning
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Burroughs hit Matthew Phillips
Puck in Crowd
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Goalie Stopped
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Icing
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goalie Stopped
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Kyle Burroughs hit Connor McMichael
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ty Emberson
Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jan Rutta Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nico Sturm hit Hardy Haman Aktell
Kyle Burroughs hit Beck Malenstyn
Icing
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Mario Ferraro Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Puck in Benches
Fabian Zetterlund hit Rasmus Sandin
Fabian Zetterlund Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Kyle Burroughs hit Aliaksei Protas
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Mikael Granlund
Mikael Granlund hit John Carlson
Icing
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
William Eklund Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Mario Ferraro Wrap-around saved by Darcy Kuemper
Off-side
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
William Eklund Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by William Eklund
Icing
Ryan Carpenter faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
Mikael Granlund hit Beck Malenstyn
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jan Rutta
Giveaway by Ty Emberson
Ryan Carpenter Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Ryan Carpenter

SHARKS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sharks
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

29/10

Capitals
1
Sharks
2

Game 2

28/11

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	40	27	4	84
Edmonton	35	28	9	79
Vegas	32	26	14	78
Los Angeles	28	25	18	74
Seattle	31	29	10	72
San Jose	32	31	6	70
Calgary	30	34	7	67
Vancouver	21	41	8	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	45	20	6	96
Columbus	38	22	11	87
Pittsburgh	35	20	16	86
NY Islanders	40	27	5	85
Philadelphia	34	24	12	80
Washington	35	28	9	79
New Jersey	36	32	2	74
NY Rangers	28	35	9	65

Pavel Zacha scores 38 seconds into OT to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Sabres

— Paval Zacha scored 38 seconds into overtime, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 4-3 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3, eliminating New York from playoff contention

— Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist, Joseph Woll made 40 saves and added an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night, eliminating New York from playoff contention.

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San Jose Sharks @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Darcy KuemperG - WSH

Mackenzie BlackwoodG - SJ

Game Information

Wilson helps Capitals rally late to hand Sharks 9th straight loss to open season

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Pavel Zacha scores 38 seconds into OT to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Sabres

Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3, eliminating New York from playoff contention