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San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 6–5 in a shootout on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
San Jose Sharks 6 40-33-9
at Washington Capitals 5 45-26-11

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 3 1 1 0 1 6
Washington Capitals 0 3 2 0 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 8 7 8 0 0 23
Washington Capitals 8 15 10 1 0 34

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Green, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Irwin, San Jose Sharks (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:23 San Jose Sharks Matt Irwin (1) Joe Thornton (2) Even strength SJS 1, WSH 0
1st 04:36 San Jose Sharks Matt Irwin (2) Tommy Wingels (1), Matt Nieto (2) Power play SJS 2, WSH 0
1st 09:34 San Jose Sharks John Scott (1) Adam Burish (1), Brent Burns (4) Even strength SJS 3, WSH 0
2nd 02:51 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), John Carlson (3) Power play SJS 3, WSH 1
2nd 05:27 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (1) Joe Thornton (3), Justin Braun (1) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 1
2nd 06:35 Washington Capitals Mike Green (2) Liam O'Brien (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 2
2nd 07:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (3) Nicklas Backstrom (3), Eric Fehr (1) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 3
3rd 01:37 San Jose Sharks Tommy Wingels (3) Chris Tierney (2), Tye McGinn (2) Even strength SJS 5, WSH 3
3rd 14:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (4) Nicklas Backstrom (4), John Carlson (4) Power play SJS 5, WSH 4
3rd 15:25 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer (1) Mike Green (1), Andre Burakovsky (3) Even strength SJS 5, WSH 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Saved
1 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau Saved
2 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
2 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski Goal (winner)
3 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr Saved

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 23 34
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 13 26
Blocked shots 24 24
Giveaways 6 6
Takeaways 2 12
Faceoffs won 33/65 (50.8%) 32/65 (49.2%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
8 J. Pavelski C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 4 0 60% 21:53
10 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 80% 08:36
12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 21:23
19 J. Thornton C 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 1 0 50% 22:25
20 J. Scott L 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 06:36
25 T. McGinn L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 12:29
37 A. Burish R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 33.3% 10:47
39 L. Couture C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 0 46.7% 21:26
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 0 0 100% 17:41
50 C. Tierney C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 12:17
57 T. Wingels C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 0 33.3% 17:16
83 M. Nieto L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 3 0 17:01
5 J. Demers D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 20:23
27 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 18:20
44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:34
52 M. Irwin D 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 19:05
61 J. Braun D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:33
88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 0 23:43
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 34 29 5 .853 65:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 1 3 0 0 8 5 2 1 23:41
16 E. Fehr C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 19:39
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 0 42.1% 23:25
20 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 80% 19:12
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 50% 14:04
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 13:48
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 50% 16:33
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 75% 06:58
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 40% 15:27
87 L. O'Brien C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 06:12
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 1 100% 16:41
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 37.5% 11:50
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 26:47
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 5 0 23:10
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 2 0 18:21
52 M. Green D 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 22:08
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 -4 0 4 1 2 0 20:37
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 15:29
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35 J. Peters 16 14 2 .875 55:26 OT loss
70 B. Holtby 7 4 3 .571 09:34

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:38 Washington Capitals Michael Latta Elbowing 2
1st 14:03 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns High sticking 2
2nd 02:42 San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl Interference 2
2nd 07:32 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Hooking 2
2nd 14:24 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton Hooking 2
3rd 13:46 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns Tripping 2
3rd 18:46 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Francis Charron, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
San Jose Sharks scratches
Mike Brown, Mirco Mueller
Washington Capitals scratches
John Erskine, Jack Hillen, Chris Brown

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 6 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 14

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 6 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page

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