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2011-12 regular season

Capitals at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Sharks beat Capitals 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on January 7, 2012.

WSH – SJS
30–39
Shots on goal
1/1–1/3
Power play
25–28
Hits
22–13
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 18:40 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Dan Boyle
3 A
4 shots · 25:40 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Torrey Mitchell
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:49 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🦈 Jason Demers Go-ahead 2nd · 05:15
Assists: Jamie McGinn, Torrey Mitchell · beat Tomas Vokoun
0–1
🦅 Dennis Wideman PP Tying 2nd · 06:37
Assists: Troy Brouwer, Alexander Semin · beat Antti Niemi
1–1
🦈 Brent Burns PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:51
Assists: Dan Boyle, Patrick Marleau · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Joel Ward Tying 3rd · 00:44
Assists: Dennis Wideman, Jason Chimera · beat Antti Niemi
2–2
🦈 Patrick Marleau Go-ahead 3rd · 01:00
Assists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–3
🦈 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 3rd · 08:51
Assists: Ryane Clowe, Patrick Marleau · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–4
🦈 Torrey Mitchell Empty net 3rd · 18:43
Assists: Dan Boyle, Michal Handzus
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Brouwer 20:50
L2 Johansson · Semin · Knuble 15:38
L3 Chimera · Halpern · Ward 14:45
L4 Perreault · Hendricks · Beagle 8:21
D1 Carlson · Wideman 26:20
D2 Alzner · Hamrlik 23:16
D3 Orlov · Green 9:54
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Pavelski · Thornton 17:42
L2 Clowe · McGinn · Couture 16:59
L3 Handzus · Mitchell · Ferriero 15:20
L4 Desjardins · Winchester · Wingels 9:01
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 25:04
D2 Burns · Demers 19:23
D3 Braun · Murray 15:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH SJS🦈
30 Shots on goal 39
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
25 Hits 28
22 Blocked shots 13
4 Takeaways 14
8 Giveaways 14
8 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) SJS shooting 12.8% (5/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Tomas Vokoun
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 59:09 TOI
🦈Sharks
Antti Niemi
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jason Demers · 2nd 05:15 · 0–1 Dennis Wideman · 2nd 06:37 · 1–1 Brent Burns · 2nd 19:51 · 1–2 Joel Ward · 3rd 00:44 · 2–2 Patrick Marleau · 3rd 01:00 · 2–3 Marc-Edouard Vlasic · 3rd 08:51 · 2–4 Torrey Mitchell · 3rd 18:43 · 2–5
WSH SJS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-5-1 (54% win rate, 13 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 9-3-1 (69% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-3 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 1–0
Feb 172011 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–3 Feb 82011 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Dec 302009 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Oct 152009 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 222008 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–7
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Who won Capitals vs Sharks on January 7, 2012?

Sharks won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dennis Wideman, Joel Ward.

Who scored for Sharks?

Brent Burns, Jason Demers, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Patrick Marleau, Torrey Mitchell.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 3 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterJan 9 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–5
🦈 Sharks
BeforeJan 5 🧥CBJ @ 🦈SJS 1–2 AfterJan 10 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 4–5
Also on January 7
🐋VAN 4–3 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 2–3 🔔PHI 🛢️EDM 1–4 ⭐DAL 🧥CBJ 1–0 👑LAK ✈️WPG 2–1 ⚔️BUF 🐙DET 3–4 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 1–3 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 3–1 🐧PIT
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