San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
San Jose Sharks 4 29-36-5
at Washington Capitals 5 41-20-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
San Jose Sharks 0 3 1 0 4
Washington Capitals 0 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
San Jose Sharks 13 11 3 2 29
Washington Capitals 10 12 6 1 29

Three stars

  1. L. Eller, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. E. Kane, San Jose Sharks (3 goals)
  3. J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 06:25 San Jose Sharks Evander Kane (16) Joe Thornton (17), Timo Meier (13) Power play SJS 1, WSH 0
2nd 07:29 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (5) Brendan Leipsic (7), Michal Kempny (11) Even strength SJS 1, WSH 1
2nd 10:06 San Jose Sharks Evander Kane (17) Logan Couture (22), Melker Karlsson (4) Even strength SJS 2, WSH 1
2nd 16:49 San Jose Sharks Evander Kane (18) Erik Karlsson (26), Timo Meier (14) Power play SJS 3, WSH 1
2nd 18:42 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (17) T.J. Oshie (15) Even strength SJS 3, WSH 2
3rd 19:00 San Jose Sharks Logan Couture (14) Tomas Hertl (18), Brent Burns (22) Even strength, Empty net SJS 4, WSH 2
3rd 19:13 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (18) Lars Eller (15), Radko Gudas (12) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 3
3rd 19:45 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (16) Evgeny Kuznetsov (24), Nicklas Backstrom (24) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 4
OT 02:01 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (10) John Carlson (39), Braden Holtby (1) Even strength SJS 4, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Stat San Jose Sharks Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 29 29
Power play 2 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 18 19
Blocked shots 14 18
Giveaways 7 13
Takeaways 9 13
Faceoffs won 27/58 (46.6%) 31/58 (53.4%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 3 0 3 0 4 8 0 0 2 66.7% 21:55
Number 11 S. Noesen R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 0 06:52
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:38
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 16:25
Number 20 M. Sorensen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:24
Number 23 B. Goodrow C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 42.9% 21:00
Number 28 T. Meier R 0 2 2 -1 0 1 3 1 0 20:26
Number 39 L. Couture C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 3 0 28.6% 19:57
Number 46 J. Kellman C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 50% 07:56
Number 48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 64.3% 18:52
Number 62 K. Labanc R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 13:55
Number 68 M. Karlsson C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:59
Number 4 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 2 0 20:43
Number 38 M. Ferraro D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:41
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 17:37
Number 51 R. Simek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:59
Number 65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 -4 0 2 0 1 0 26:09
Number 88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 0 26:42
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 M. Jones 29 24 5 .828 61:54 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17:40
Number 13 J. Vrana L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 0 17:36
Number 14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 0 13:53
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 61.5% 16:36
Number 20 L. Eller C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 3 0 42.9% 15:52
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 2 0 10:07
Number 26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 55.6% 10:11
Number 28 B. Leipsic L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 09:09
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 17:59
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:38
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 80% 18:16
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 57.9% 21:36
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 20:19
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 19:33
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 25:00
Number 33 R. Gudas D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 13:20
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 13:38
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 0 0 25:25
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 28 25 3 .893 60:44 Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 05:13 Washington Capitals Richard Panik High sticking 2
2nd 07:56 San Jose Sharks Evander Kane Slashing 2
2nd 15:29 Washington Capitals Radko Gudas Slashing 2
3rd 04:31 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 10:26 San Jose Sharks Evander Kane Interference 2
3rd 14:52 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Bob Boughner
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Mark Shewchyk
San Jose Sharks scratches
Tim Heed, Joachim Blichfeld, Antti Suomela
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd, Christian Djoos

2019-2020 season series

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Sources and further reading

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