Capitals 2–5 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2016)

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

Brent Burns

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:37 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Brenden Dillon

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:25 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:09 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 09:16

Assists: Brenden Dillon, Tomas Hertl · beat Philipp Grubauer

0–1

2nd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 2nd · 01:21

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Jones

1–1

🦈 Patrick Marleau SH Go-ahead 2nd · 05:14

Assists: Joel Ward, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–2

🦅 Justin Williams Tying 2nd · 10:12

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky · beat Martin Jones

2–2

3rd period

🦈 Joe Pavelski PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:49

Assists: Joe Thornton, Brent Burns · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–3

🦈 Brenden Dillon 3rd · 02:51

Assists: Chris Tierney, Roman Polak · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–4

🦈 Brent Burns Empty net 3rd · 19:16

Assists: Joe Pavelski, Nick Spaling

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Williams 19:46

L2 Kuznetsov · Beagle · Oshie 17:09

L3 Winnik · Johansson · Burakovsky 13:40

L4 Chimera · Richards · Wilson 11:22

D1 Niskanen · Alzner 22:51

D2 Orpik · Orlov 18:33

D3 Schmidt · Weber 15:28

🦈Sharks

L1 Pavelski · Couture · Thornton 17:58

L2 Marleau · Hertl · Ward 15:21

L3 Nieto · Karlsson · Spaling 13:11

L4 Tierney · Zubrus · Donskoi 12:08

D1 Vlasic · Burns 22:52

D2 Braun · Martin 19:50

D3 Dillon · Polak 15:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH SJS🦈

25 Shots on goal 28

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

29 Hits 23

15 Blocked shots 18

6 Takeaways 12

11 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25) SJS shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:19 TOI

🦈Sharks

Martin Jones

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH SJS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 11-3-1 (73% win rate, 15 games)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2 (88% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 7-7-1 (47% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Oct 132015 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 5–0 Feb 112015 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 5–4 OT Oct 142014 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 6–5 SO Mar 222014 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 3–2 SO Jan 142014 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO

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WSH vs SJS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sharks on March 12, 2016?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Williams, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Sharks?

Brenden Dillon, Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Martin Jones made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 9 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 3–4 AfterMar 15 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 10 😈NJD @ 🦈SJS 3–0 AfterMar 15 🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS 2–3

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