Capitals 7–1 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Ryan Leonard

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 13:39 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Roy

3 A

2 shots · 21:57 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

4 shots · 16:33 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 08:25

Assists: Matt Roy · beat Yaroslav Askarov

1–0

🦅 Sonny Milano 1st · 10:05

Assists: Declan Chisholm, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Yaroslav Askarov

2–0

🦅 Ryan Leonard 1st · 13:35

Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Brandon Duhaime · beat Yaroslav Askarov

3–0

🦅 Brandon Duhaime SH 1st · 17:07

Assists: Aliaksei Protas · beat Yaroslav Askarov

4–0

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

5–0

🦅 Dylan Strome 2nd · 19:34

Assists: Matt Roy, Ryan Leonard · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

6–0

3rd period

🦅 Ryan Leonard 3rd · 01:03

Assists: Matt Roy, Charlie Lindgren · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

7–0

🦈 Pavol Regenda PP 3rd · 12:58

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Adam Gaudette · beat Charlie Lindgren

7–1

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Beauvillier · Strome 16:22

L2 Protas · McMichael · Wilson 15:39

L3 Dowd · Duhaime · Leonard 14:13

L4 Milano · Frank · Lapierre 11:43

D1 Roy · Chychrun 21:02

D2 Fehervary · Sandin 19:20

D3 Chisholm · van Riemsdyk 17:50

🦈Sharks

L1 Eklund · Wennberg · Kurashev 19:14

L2 Dellandrea · Smith · Graf 17:24

L3 Celebrini · Toffoli · Gaudette 15:41

L4 Regenda · Goodrow · Reaves 10:33

D1 Orlov · Klingberg 21:10

D2 Ferraro · Liljegren 18:41

D3 Dickinson · Iorio 15:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH SJS🦈

31 Shots on goal 24

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Hits 19

16 Blocked shots 6

6 Takeaways 5

15 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 22.6% (7/31) SJS shooting 4.2% (1/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Alex Nedeljkovic

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 42:40 TOI

Yaroslav Askarov

8/12

.667 SV% · 4 GA · 17:07 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

WSH SJS

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Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 152025 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 5–1 Dec 32024 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 2–1 OT Nov 272023 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 1–2 Oct 292023 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Mar 42023 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 8–3

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Who won Capitals vs Sharks on December 3, 2025?

Capitals won 7–1. The final score was Capitals 7, Sharks 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Ryan Leonard (2), Brandon Duhaime, Dylan Strome, Sonny Milano.

Who scored for Sharks?

Pavol Regenda.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 2 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 3–1 AfterDec 5 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 3–4

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 1 🦣UTA @ 🦈SJS 3–6 AfterDec 5 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 1–4

Also on December 3

⭐DAL 3–0 😈NJD ✈️WPG 2–3 🇨🇦MTL ⚔️BUF 2–5 🔔PHI 🦣UTA 7–0 🦆ANA

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