Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks

NHL

Capitals

31-27-6, 68 PTS

8-3

Final

Sharks

18-33-12, 48 PTS

SAP Center at San Jose

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftSJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	5	15	10	30
SJ	20	9	12	41

In net

Darcy Kuemper38/41 SV, .927

Kaapo Kahkonen22/30 SV, .733

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	4	4	8
SJ	2	0	1	3

Who won: Capitals 8-3

The Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 8-3 on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at SAP Center at San Jose. The series is tied 1-1. The Capitals outscored the Sharks 4-0 in the 2nd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2). Alexander Barabanov led the Sharks in goals (1).

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Capitals 16-14-3 on the road; Sharks 6-18-8 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Sharks5th in Pacific Division

Alex Barre-Boulet C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Cam Lund C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Kyle Keyser G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Quentin Musty LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sharks5th in Pacific Division

Kaapo Kahkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Sharks 4, Capitals 1 (Feb 12)

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Game info

Venue: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA · Attendance 17,562
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Chris Schlenker (Referee), Trent Knorr (Linesman), Joe Mahon (Linesman)