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Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks

SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 2 56-18-8
at San Jose Sharks 5 46-30-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 12 4 25
San Jose Sharks 11 7 10 28

Three stars

  1. P. Marleau, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
  2. J. Thornton, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Dillon, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:16 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton (16) Brenden Dillon (6), Tomas Hertl (20) Even strength WSH 0, SJS 1
2nd 01:21 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (21) Nicklas Backstrom (45), Alex Ovechkin (21) Power play WSH 1, SJS 1
2nd 05:14 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (20) Joel Ward (20), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (31) Shorthanded WSH 1, SJS 2
2nd 10:12 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (20) Evgeny Kuznetsov (49), Andre Burakovsky (20) Even strength WSH 2, SJS 2
3rd 00:49 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (32) Joe Thornton (50), Brent Burns (37) Power play WSH 2, SJS 3
3rd 02:51 San Jose Sharks Brenden Dillon (2) Chris Tierney (13), Roman Polak (13) Even strength WSH 2, SJS 4
3rd 19:16 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns (25) Joe Pavelski (34), Nick Spaling (7) Even strength, Empty net WSH 2, SJS 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal 25 28
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 29 23
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 11 16
Takeaways 6 12
Faceoffs won 21/58 (36.2%) 37/58 (63.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 5 2 0 21:30
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 35.3% 11:22
14 J. Williams R 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 1 0 18:34
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 19:46
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 1 0 11:03
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 13:56
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:29
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:25
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 18:08
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 75% 14:26
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 13:40
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20% 17:09
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 25:30
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 0 0 14:58
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 18:28
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 5 0 20:12
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 18:38
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 15:57
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 27 23 4 .852 58:19 Loss

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
8 J. Pavelski C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 1 58.3% 18:50
9 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 0 100% 11:47
12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 100% 17:00
16 N. Spaling C 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0 0 0 13:11
19 J. Thornton C 1 1 2 +1 2 1 4 1 0 66.7% 17:09
27 J. Donskoi R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 12:08
39 L. Couture C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 58.3% 17:58
42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 83.3% 14:37
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 15:21
50 C. Tierney C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 46.2% 12:32
68 M. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 13:51
83 M. Nieto L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:46
4 B. Dillon D 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 16:25
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:30
44 M. Vlasic D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 24:07
46 R. Polak D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 4 2 0 15:28
61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 0 21:10
88 B. Burns D 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 21:37
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
31 M. Jones 25 23 2 .920 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:02 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Slashing 2
1st 19:46 San Jose Sharks Nick Spaling High sticking 2
2nd 00:20 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns Delaying game 2
2nd 03:39 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton Boarding 2
2nd 19:19 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking 2
2nd 19:47 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) 0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
San Jose Sharks head coach
Peter DeBoer
Referees
Mike Leggo, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Scott Driscoll
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
San Jose Sharks scratches
Micheal Haley, Dylan DeMelo, Matt Tennyson

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 5 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final/OT Game page

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