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2014-15 regular season

Sharks at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Sharks beat Capitals 6–5 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on October 14, 2014.

SJS – WSH
23–34
Shots on goal
1/3–2/4
Power play
13–26
Hits
24–24
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
8 shots · 23:41 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Matt Irwin
2 G
2 shots · 19:05 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Tommy Wingels
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:16 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Matt Irwin Go-ahead 1st · 01:23
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦈 Matt Irwin PP 1st · 04:36
Assists: Tommy Wingels, Matt Nieto · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
🦈 John Scott 1st · 09:34
Assists: Adam Burish, Brent Burns · beat Braden Holtby
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Marcus Johansson PP 2nd · 02:51
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Antti Niemi
3–1
🦈 Joe Pavelski 2nd · 05:27
Assists: Joe Thornton, Justin Braun · beat Justin Peters
4–1
🦅 Mike Green 2nd · 06:35
Assists: Liam O'Brien, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Antti Niemi
4–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 07:09
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Eric Fehr · beat Antti Niemi
4–3
3rd period
🦈 Tommy Wingels 3rd · 01:37
Assists: Chris Tierney, Tye McGinn · beat Justin Peters
5–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 14:09
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Antti Niemi
5–4
🦅 Troy Brouwer Tying 3rd · 15:25
Assists: Mike Green, Andre Burakovsky · beat Antti Niemi
5–5
Shootout
🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
6–5

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Thornton · Pavelski · Couture 21:53
L2 Marleau · Hertl · Wingels 17:41
L3 Nieto · McGinn · Tierney 12:29
L4 Desjardins · Scott · Burish 8:36
D1 Burns · Vlasic 23:08
D2 Braun · Demers 20:58
D3 Irwin · Hannan 18:42
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Fehr 23:25
L2 Johansson · Brouwer · Ward 16:41
L3 Burakovsky · Chimera · Laich 14:04
L4 Kuznetsov · Latta · O'Brien 6:58
D1 Niskanen · Alzner 24:58
D2 Green · Carlson 21:22
D3 Orpik · Schmidt 16:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS WSH🦅
23 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
13 Hits 26
24 Blocked shots 24
2 Takeaways 12
6 Giveaways 6
8 Penalty minutes 6
SJS shooting 26.1% (6/23) WSH shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Antti Niemi
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Justin Peters
14/16
.875 SV% · 2 GA · 55:26 TOI
Braden Holtby
4/7
.571 SV% · 3 GA · 09:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 11 goals located
Matt Irwin · 1st 01:23 · 1–0 Matt Irwin · 1st 04:36 · 2–0 John Scott · 1st 09:34 · 3–0 Marcus Johansson · 2nd 02:51 · 3–1 Joe Pavelski · 2nd 05:27 · 4–1 Mike Green · 2nd 06:35 · 4–2 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 07:09 · 4–3 Tommy Wingels · 3rd 01:37 · 5–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 14:09 · 5–4 Troy Brouwer · 3rd 15:25 · 5–5
SJS WSH
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Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 1–0
Mar 222014 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 3–2 SO Jan 142014 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Feb 132012 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 5–3 Jan 72012 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Feb 172011 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–3
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SJS vs WSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Capitals on October 14, 2014?

Sharks won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Sharks 6, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Matt Irwin (2), Joe Pavelski, John Scott, Tommy Wingels.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Marcus Johansson, Mike Green, Troy Brouwer.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Justin Peters made 14 saves on 16 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Capitals 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
🦈 Sharks
BeforeOct 11 ✈️WPG @ 🦈SJS 0–3 AfterOct 16 🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI 3–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 11 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–0 AfterOct 16 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–6
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