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2022-23 regular season

Capitals at Sharks

🗓 Sat, Mar 4, 2023 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Sharks 8–3 at SAP Center at San Jose on March 4, 2023.

WSH – SJS
30–41
Shots on goal
1/3–1/4
Power play
28–23
Hits
20–22
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
4 shots · 17:06 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dylan Strome
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 13:02 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Darcy Kuemper
38 saves
0.927 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Tomas Hertl PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:03
Assists: Erik Karlsson, William Eklund · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–1
🦈 Alexander Barabanov 1st · 15:30
Assists: Logan Couture, Andreas Johnsson · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–2
2nd period
🦅 Craig Smith 2nd · 08:46
Assists: Dylan Strome, Sonny Milano · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
1–2
🦅 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tying 2nd · 11:30
Assists: Conor Sheary, Nic Dowd · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
2–2
🦅 Matt Irwin Go-ahead 2nd · 15:28
Assists: Gabriel Carlsson, Nicolas Aube-Kubel · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
3–2
🦅 Craig Smith 2nd · 19:02
Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Dylan Strome · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
4–2
3rd period
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 3rd · 05:50
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Rasmus Sandin · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
5–2
🦈 Nico Sturm 3rd · 09:02
Assists: Noah Gregor, Erik Karlsson · beat Darcy Kuemper
5–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 09:11
Assists: Tom Wilson, Gabriel Carlsson · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
6–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:05
Assists: Vincent Iorio, Rasmus Sandin · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
7–3
🦅 Dylan Strome 3rd · 17:30
Assists: Sonny Milano · beat Kaapo Kahkonen
8–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 17:06
L2 Sheary · Oshie · Wilson 15:01
L3 Dowd · Strome · Aube-Kubel 13:31
L4 Milano · Smith · Mantha 12:17
D1 Alexeyev · Sandin 22:24
D2 van Riemsdyk · Carlsson 19:15
D3 Irwin · Iorio 16:41
🦈Sharks
L1 Barabanov · Couture · Hertl 20:52
L2 Eklund · Zetterlund · Sturm 16:40
L3 Johnsson · Svechnikov · Gregor 12:14
L4 Lindblom · Lorentz · Labanc 9:20
D1 Karlsson · Benning 24:46
D2 Ferraro · Vlasic 19:25
D3 MacDonald · Simek 12:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH SJS🦈
30 Shots on goal 41
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
28 Hits 23
20 Blocked shots 22
14 Takeaways 10
6 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 26.7% (8/30) SJS shooting 7.3% (3/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
38/41
.927 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Kaapo Kahkonen
22/30
.733 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Tomas Hertl · 1st 12:03 · 0–1 Alexander Barabanov · 1st 15:30 · 0–2 Craig Smith · 2nd 08:46 · 1–2 Nicolas Aube-Kubel · 2nd 11:30 · 2–2 Matt Irwin · 2nd 15:28 · 3–2 Craig Smith · 2nd 19:02 · 4–2 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 05:50 · 5–2 Nico Sturm · 3rd 09:02 · 5–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 09:11 · 6–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:05 · 7–3 Dylan Strome · 3rd 17:30 · 8–3
WSH SJS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Feb 122023 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Jan 262022 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Nov 202021 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 4–0 Jan 52020 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Dec 32019 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 5–2
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Who won Capitals vs Sharks on March 4, 2023?

Capitals won 8–3. The final score was Capitals 8, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Craig Smith (2), Dylan Strome, Matt Irwin, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Sharks?

Alexander Barabanov, Nico Sturm, Tomas Hertl.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kaapo Kahkonen made 22 saves on 30 shots (.733 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 1 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 3–2 AfterMar 6 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–4
🦈 Sharks
BeforeMar 2 🎵STL @ 🦈SJS 6–3 AfterMar 6 🦈SJS @ ✈️WPG 3–2
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