San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
San Jose Sharks 4 32-37-13
at Washington Capitals 1 44-26-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
San Jose Sharks 14 7 9 30
Washington Capitals 8 11 14 33

Three stars

  1. J. Reimer, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)
  2. N. Meloche, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
  3. D. Sprong, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:41 San Jose Sharks Noah Gregor (2) Brent Burns (24), Alexander Barabanov (16) Even strength SJS 1, WSH 0
2nd 03:58 San Jose Sharks Nicolas Meloche (1) Matt Nieto (5) Even strength SJS 2, WSH 0
3rd 00:14 Washington Capitals Daniel Sprong (7) Nicklas Backstrom (7) Even strength SJS 2, WSH 1
3rd 16:51 San Jose Sharks Jonathan Dahlen (9) Timo Meier (26), Nick Bonino (3) Even strength SJS 3, WSH 1
3rd 19:39 San Jose Sharks Andrew Cogliano (4) Logan Couture (19) Even strength, Empty net SJS 4, WSH 1

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 30 33
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 35 40
Blocked shots 23 11
Giveaways 11 14
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 32/59 (54.2%) 27/59 (45.8%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 13:49
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 3 61.5% 15:46
Number 26 J. Weatherby C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 10:14
Number 28 T. Meier R 0 1 1 +1 2 9 0 0 20:57
Number 39 L. Couture C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 3 45.5% 19:32
Number 42 J. Gadjovich L 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 2 07:13
Number 48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 1 66.7% 17:52
Number 63 J. Viel L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:08
Number 73 N. Gregor L 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 14:48
Number 76 J. Dahlen C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 15:27
Number 83 M. Nieto L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 15:08
Number 94 A. Barabanov L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 16:02
Number 24 J. Megna D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 18:30
Number 38 M. Ferraro D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 3 2 27:07
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 15:57
Number 51 R. Simek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 13:22
Number 53 N. Meloche D 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 15:45
Number 88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 1 1 27:22
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 47 J. Reimer 33 32 1 .970 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 8 7 0 22:56
Number 10 D. Sprong R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 13:34
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 20:24
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 0 41.7% 14:52
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 -1 5 1 8 3 14:25
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 52.9% 13:30
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 6 0 20:31
Number 49 B. Leason R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 07:40
Number 59 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 08:12
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:50
Number 73 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 33.3% 16:40
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 50% 20:36
Number 2 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 16:25
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 2 17:06
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 18:07
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:12
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 17:31
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 24:44
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 29 26 3 .897 57:44 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 04:49 San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl High sticking 2
2nd 12:59 San Jose Sharks Jonathan Dahlen Slashing 2
2nd 15:35 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Holding 2
3rd 13:19 San Jose Sharks Timo Meier Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 19:59 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:59 San Jose Sharks Jonah Gadjovich Fighting (major) 5

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Bob Boughner
Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Jean Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Ryan Daisy
San Jose Sharks scratches
Adin Hill, Lane Pederson, Ryan Merkley
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Dennis Cholowski, Connor McMichael

2021-2022 season series

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