Washington Capitals @ San Jose Sharks

10-6-2, 3-2-1 Away

Final

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

San Jose SharksSharksSJ

5-15-2, 5-6-2 Home

Luke Kunin scores go-ahead power play goal as Sharks beat Capitals 2-1

— Luke Kunin scored a go-ahead power play-goal in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Monday night.

Nov 28, 2023, 07:34 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	SJ
10:23		Fabian Zetterlund (6) Assists: Nikita Okhotiuk (5), Mikael Granlund (6)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	SJ
16:25		Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (4), Martin Fehervary (3)	1	1

3rd Period			WSH	SJ
12:48		Luke Kunin (5) (Power Play) Assists: Justin Bailey (1), Ty Emberson (2)	1	2

Ty Emberson hit Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Luke Kunin
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Justin Bailey Tip-In Wide Left
Kyle Burroughs Hooking against Sonny Milano
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Matt Benning
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ryan Carpenter faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ty Emberson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Luke Kunin hit Connor McMichael
William Eklund Slap Shot Wide Left
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Jacob MacDonald
Jacob MacDonald Tip-In Wide Right
Jacob MacDonald hit Sonny Milano
Nico Sturm hit Nick Jensen
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Takeaway by Jacob MacDonald
William Eklund Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jacob MacDonald Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Nikita Okhotiuk
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Fabian Zetterlund Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Okhotiuk (5), Mikael Granlund (6)
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Fabian Zetterlund hit Martin Fehervary
Ty Emberson hit Beck Malenstyn
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Justin Bailey Tip-In Wide Left
Fabian Zetterlund Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Givani Smith Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matt Benning hit Matthew Phillips
Kyle Burroughs hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Kevin Labanc Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Kevin Labanc hit Rasmus Sandin
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Takeaway by Kyle Burroughs
Anthony Duclair hit Nick Jensen
Takeaway by Anthony Duclair
Ryan Carpenter faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Givani Smith hit Connor McMichael
Mario Ferraro Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Justin Bailey Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Nikita Okhotiuk Tripping against Tom Wilson
Ryan Carpenter faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Takeaway by Fabian Zetterlund
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ty Emberson hit Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
Ty Emberson hit Dylan Strome
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Benning Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Calen Addison
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by William Eklund
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood
Takeaway by Justin Bailey
Mike Hoffman Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by William Eklund
Ryan Carpenter Tip-In Wide Right
Nikita Okhotiuk hit Sonny Milano
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Nikita Okhotiuk
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Justin Bailey
Fabian Zetterlund faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Ty Emberson hit Connor McMichael
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Matt Benning
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Kyle Burroughs
Jacob MacDonald Backhand Wide Right
Kyle Burroughs hit Sonny Milano
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
Ty Emberson hit Evgeny Kuznetsov
Mikael Granlund hit Alex Ovechkin
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Kevin Labanc
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
Ty Emberson shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jacob MacDonald Tripping against John Carlson
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Ty Emberson
Takeaway by Anthony Duclair
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Nikita Okhotiuk
Kyle Burroughs hit Tom Wilson
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jacob MacDonald Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nikita Okhotiuk hit Beck Malenstyn
John Carlson shot blocked by Mike Hoffman
Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
Giveaway by Kevin Labanc
William Eklund Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper
Fabian Zetterlund Backhand Wide Left
Takeaway by Mikael Granlund
Takeaway by Matt Benning
Takeaway by Ty Emberson
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Mario Ferraro Slap Shot Wide Left
Luke Kunin Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Bailey (1), Ty Emberson (2)
Nikita Okhotiuk Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nikita Okhotiuk Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Ty Emberson
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund
Nikita Okhotiuk hit Rasmus Sandin
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Matt Benning hit Evgeny Kuznetsov
Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Tom Wilson hit Luke Kunin
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Labanc
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Jacob MacDonald shot blocked by John Carlson
Martin Fehervary hit Nico Sturm
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Martin Fehervary hit Nico Sturm
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Short
Goalie Stopped
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Sonny Milano
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Hit Left Post
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Anthony Mantha Poke Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injury - Player
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Tom Wilson hit Calen Addison
Injury - Player
TV Timeout
Rasmus Sandin Tripping against Justin Bailey
Jacob MacDonald shot blocked by John Carlson
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by John Carlson
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Kevin Labanc
Takeaway by John Carlson
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
Goalie Stopped
Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Beck Malenstyn hit Ty Emberson
Connor McMichael hit Nikita Okhotiuk
Beck Malenstyn hit Ty Emberson
Anthony Mantha Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Aliaksei Protas hit Matt Benning
Nick Jensen hit Jacob MacDonald
Icing
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson hit Mikael Granlund
Icing
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Puck in Netting
Nikita Okhotiuk shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jacob MacDonald
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by John Carlson
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
High Stick
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha hit Fabian Zetterlund
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mike Hoffman
Matthew Phillips hit Calen Addison
Puck in Netting
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Icing
Puck in Netting
Calen Addison shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
Puck in Benches
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Giveaway by John Carlson
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin hit Luke Kunin
Off-side
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Calen Addison shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Beck Malenstyn hit Calen Addison
Puck in Netting
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
John Carlson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nic Dowd Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (4), Martin Fehervary (3)
Icing
Rasmus Sandin Tip-In Wide Right
TV Timeout
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Anthony Mantha Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Off-side
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Tom Wilson hit Nikita Okhotiuk
Icing
Nikita Okhotiuk shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Justin Bailey
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Matthew Phillips Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson hit Calen Addison
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Puck in Crowd
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Joel Edmundson hit Kevin Labanc
Joel Edmundson Interference against Kevin Labanc
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Takeaway by Nick Jensen
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Luke Kunin
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Ryan Carpenter
Puck in Benches
Martin Fehervary hit Justin Bailey
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Martin Fehervary High-sticking against Anthony Duclair
Nic Dowd faceoff won against William Eklund
Joel Edmundson hit Luke Kunin
Nico Sturm shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin hit Nikita Okhotiuk
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing

CAPITALS

SHARKS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sharks
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

29/10

Capitals
1
Sharks
2

Game 2

28/11

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	34	9	65

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

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Washington Capitals @ San Jose Sharks

Stars of the Game

Luke KuninC - SJ

Fabian ZetterlundLW - SJ

Mackenzie BlackwoodG - SJ

Game Information

Luke Kunin scores go-ahead power play goal as Sharks beat Capitals 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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