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2019-20 regular season

Sharks at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Sharks 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 5, 2020.

SJS – WSH
29–29
Shots on goal
2/4–0/2
Power play
18–19
Hits
14–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Evander Kane
3 G
8 shots · 21:55 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jakub Vrana
2 G
4 shots · 17:36 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:16 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🦈 Evander Kane PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:25
Assists: Joe Thornton, Timo Meier · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦅 Nic Dowd Tying 2nd · 07:29
Assists: Brendan Leipsic, Michal Kempny · beat Martin Jones
1–1
🦈 Evander Kane Go-ahead 2nd · 10:06
Assists: Logan Couture, Melker Karlsson · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
🦈 Evander Kane PP 2nd · 16:49
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Timo Meier · beat Braden Holtby
3–1
🦅 Jakub Vrana 2nd · 18:42
Assists: T.J. Oshie · beat Martin Jones
3–2
3rd period
🦈 Logan Couture Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Tomas Hertl, Brent Burns
4–2
🦅 Jakub Vrana 3rd · 19:13
Assists: Lars Eller, Radko Gudas · beat Martin Jones
4–3
🦅 T.J. Oshie Tying 3rd · 19:45
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Martin Jones
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead OT · 02:01
Assists: John Carlson, Braden Holtby · beat Martin Jones
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Kane · Goodrow · Meier 21:00
L2 Couture · Hertl · Thornton 18:52
L3 Sorensen · Marleau · Labanc 13:38
L4 Karlsson · Kellman · Noesen 7:56
D1 Burns · Karlsson 26:26
D2 Dillon · Vlasic 19:10
D3 Ferraro · Simek 13:20
🦅Capitals
L1 Kuznetsov · Oshie · Wilson 18:16
L2 Ovechkin · Vrana · Backstrom 17:36
L3 Hagelin · Eller · Panik 14:38
L4 Leipsic · Dowd · Hathaway 10:07
D1 Carlson · Orlov 25:12
D2 Jensen · Kempny 19:56
D3 Siegenthaler · Gudas 13:29

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS WSH🦅
29 Shots on goal 29
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
18 Hits 19
14 Blocked shots 18
9 Takeaways 13
7 Giveaways 13
4 Penalty minutes 8
SJS shooting 13.8% (4/29) WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Martin Jones
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 61:54 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:44 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Evander Kane · 2nd 06:25 · 1–0 Nic Dowd · 2nd 07:29 · 1–1 Evander Kane · 2nd 10:06 · 2–1 Evander Kane · 2nd 16:49 · 3–1 Jakub Vrana · 2nd 18:42 · 3–2 Logan Couture · 3rd 19:00 · 4–2 Jakub Vrana · 3rd 19:13 · 4–3 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 19:45 · 4–4 Lars Eller · OT 02:01 · 4–5
SJS WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 8-6-2 (50% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-4-1 (62% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Dec 32019 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 5–2 Feb 142019 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 5–1 Jan 222019 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 7–6 OT Mar 102018 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–0 Dec 42017 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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Who won Sharks vs Capitals on January 5, 2020?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Sharks 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Evander Kane (3), Logan Couture.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana (2), Lars Eller, Nic Dowd, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Martin Jones made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeJan 4 🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterJan 7 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 2–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 3 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterJan 7 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 1–6
Also on January 5
⚡TBL 3–1 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 4–1 🐧PIT 🔥CGY 5–4 🌲MIN 🐙DET 2–4 🪶CHI 🐯NSH 4–5 🦆ANA
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