Couture leads San Jose Sharks past Washington Capitals 4-2

Washington Capitals

44-15-7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Jose Sharks

40-19-7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Burns (Sharks - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 3
Couture (Sharks - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Thornton (Sharks - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

Mar 10,2017

• Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Logan Couture scored twice, Brent Burns recorded three assists and all anyone wanted to talk about was the new guy in the lineup.
Jannik Hansen got an assist in his first game since joining San Jose, helping the Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night in a matchup of division leaders.
Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski also scored for the Sharks, who have won five of their last six games.
San Jose acquired Hansen in a Feb. 28 trade with Vancouver. He has six goals and eight assists in 29 games this season.
"It felt like we were playing with him for a long time, it really did," Pavelski said. "He just went, and just went hard. Made a lot of plays. His speed, playing on the inside, allowed us to keep a few pucks alive."
Thornton felt getting Hansen involved early was the key.
"Usually your first game you're probably going to have so much jitters, and he probably hadn't skated for so long, too," Thornton said. "It's nice to get him on the scoresheet early. His penalty killing tonight was huge. He had a great game."
Daniel Winnick and Brett Connolly scored for the NHL-leading Capitals, who lost their second straight since winning five of six.
"We haven't lost two in a row for a while and it does seem a little awkward," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. "But this group is great and we'll see how they respond in L.A."
Martin Jones had 25 saves and improved to 31-16-6. Braden Holtby stopped 20 shots for Washington, dropping to 34-10-5.
The Capitals jumped in front in the first when Winnick took a pass from Jay Beagle, carried it across the crease and flipped it past Jones.
"We let the game get away from us," Winnick said. "Even after it was tied 2-2, it seemed like they had control of us the whole night."
Thornton tied it with his sixth of the season at 8:43. Hansen found him open in front of the net for the easy score.
Pavelski put the Sharks ahead early in the second period. He redirected a Burns shot into the net.
Connelly tied it again with a flip shot over Jones' left shoulder after taking a pass from Kevin Shattenkirk.
"They got a few power-play goals and they got a few kills and we didn't," Connelly said. "That's kind of the story of the game I think."
The Capitals went 0 for 5 on the power play, and Hansen was a big reason for that.
"It was obviously a challenge," Hansen said. "It's always nice to get the first game out of the way. I'm not a power-play guy, I'm not a setup guy. I play in the trenches in front of the net, killing penalties, digging pucks out."

Couture's game-winner also followed a Burns shot. Holtby was unable to hang on and Couture reacted quickly in putting the Sharks up with less than two minutes remaining in the second period.
Couture and Burns teamed up again midway through the third period on another redirect in front of the net. It was Couture's 23rd of the season.
Game notes
Winnick scored his first goal in nine games and recorded his second point over that span. ... The Sharks have recorded at least one point in 10 of their last 11 games. ... Burns has recorded 13 points over his last 10 games.
UP NEXT
Capitals: Play at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Sharks: Host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

Final

Series (Game 2 of 2)

Capitals 2

(44-15-7, 95 pts)

Sharks 4

(40-19-7, 87 pts)

10:30PM,EST,March 9,2017
SAP Center, San Jose,California

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

B. Burns (Sharks - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 3
L. Couture (Sharks - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
J. Thornton (Sharks - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in neutral zone
0:20	San Jose	Jannik Hansen credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
0:44	Washington	Karl Alzner credited with hit on Patrick Marleau in defensive zone
1:03		Stoppage - Offside
1:03	San Jose	Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
1:18	San Jose	Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Braden Holtby
1:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:18	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in defensive zone
1:46		Stoppage - Offside
1:46	San Jose	Chris Tierney won faceoff in neutral zone
1:59		Stoppage - Offside
1:59	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in neutral zone
2:15	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Micheal Haley in offensive zone
2:25	San Jose	Chris Tierney credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
2:34	Washington	Giveaway by Jay Beagle in neutral zone
2:38	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Paul Martin in offensive zone
2:52	Washington	Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
3:18	San Jose	Penalty to Joe Pavelski 2 minutes for Tripping T.J. Oshie
3:18	Washington	Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff in offensive zone
3:23	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
3:31	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Martin Jones
3:58	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
4:43	Washington	Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Jannik Hansen
4:57	Washington	Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Paul Martin
5:26	Washington	Goal scored by Daniel Winnik assisted by Jay Beagle and Tom Wilson
5:26	San Jose	Logan Couture won faceoff in neutral zone
5:33		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
5:33	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in neutral zone
5:55	San Jose	Shot on goal by Brenden Dillon saved by Braden Holtby
5:55		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:55	San Jose	Joe Thornton won faceoff in offensive zone
6:22	San Jose	Jannik Hansen credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
6:27	San Jose	Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Braden Holtby
6:27		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
6:27	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in defensive zone
6:35	San Jose	Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Braden Holtby
6:44	San Jose	Shot missed by Brent Burns
6:54	San Jose	Brent Burns shot blocked by Brett Connolly
6:55	Washington	Brett Connolly credited with hit on Brent Burns in defensive zone
6:55		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
6:55	San Jose	Joel Ward won faceoff in offensive zone
6:59	San Jose	Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Braden Holtby
7:26	San Jose	Micheal Haley credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
7:54	Washington	Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Martin Jones
8:23	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
8:28	San Jose	Shot missed by Joe Pavelski
8:37	San Jose	Shot on goal by Jannik Hansen saved by Braden Holtby
8:38	San Jose	Takeaway by Paul Martin in offensive zone
8:43	San Jose	Goal scored by Joe Thornton assisted by Jannik Hansen and Paul Martin
8:43	San Jose	Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
9:02		Stoppage - Offside
9:02	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff in neutral zone
9:17		Stoppage - Icing
9:17	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff in offensive zone
9:39	Washington	Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Martin Jones
10:09	San Jose	Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Lars Eller in defensive zone
10:26	Washington	Shot missed by Lars Eller
10:40	San Jose	Micheal Haley credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in defensive zone
10:48	Washington	Kevin Shattenkirk credited with hit on Micheal Haley in offensive zone
11:06	Washington	Shot missed by Jakub Vrana
11:19	Washington	Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Martin Jones
11:29		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
11:29	Washington	Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo
11:29	San Jose	Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
11:34	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
11:39	Washington	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
11:40	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Martin Jones
11:41		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:41	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in offensive zone
11:54	San Jose	Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Braden Holtby
11:54		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:54	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in defensive zone
12:40	San Jose	Penalty to Paul Martin 2 minutes for Holding Jay Beagle
12:40	Washington	Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff in offensive zone
13:35	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Martin Jones
13:38	San Jose	Shorthanded - Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
14:04	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by John Carlson
14:08	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
14:27	Washington	Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Justin Braun
14:47	Washington	Giveaway by Jakub Vrana in neutral zone
14:49	San Jose	Giveaway by Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
15:11		Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
15:11	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in neutral zone
15:19	Washington	Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Martin Jones
15:19		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:19	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in offensive zone
15:52	San Jose	Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
15:54	San Jose	Justin Braun credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
16:12	Washington	Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
16:27	Washington	Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Martin Jones
16:44	Washington	Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Martin Jones
16:58	Washington	Takeaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
17:13	San Jose	Brent Burns credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
17:18	Washington	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Logan Couture in offensive zone
17:22		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman - Player Equipment
17:22	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in neutral zone
17:29	Washington	Shot missed by Matt Niskanen
17:39	San Jose	Chris Tierney credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone
17:59	San Jose	Takeaway by Joel Ward in offensive zone
18:18	Washington	Shot on goal by Kevin Shattenkirk saved by Martin Jones
18:19		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:19	San Jose	Tomas Hertl won faceoff in defensive zone
18:32	Washington	Penalty to Brooks Orpik 4 minutes for Hi Stick - double minor Melker Karlsson
18:32	Washington	Shorthanded - Lars Eller won faceoff in defensive zone
18:50	San Jose	Power play - Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Braden Holtby
19:00	Washington	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Martin Jones
19:13	San Jose	Power play - Giveaway by Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
19:21		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
19:21	San Jose	Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
19:59	San Jose	Power play - Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Daniel Winnik
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	San Jose	Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in neutral zone
0:51	San Jose	Power play - Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Braden Holtby
0:52	San Jose	Power play - Joe Thornton shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
1:11	San Jose	Power play - Giveaway by Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
1:25	San Jose	Power play - Giveaway by Joonas Donskoi in offensive zone
1:55	Washington	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Braden Holtby saved by Martin Jones
2:11	Washington	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
2:25	San Jose	Power play - Shot missed by Patrick Marleau
2:32	San Jose	Goal scored by Joe Pavelski assisted by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton
2:32	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff in neutral zone
3:11	Washington	Shot on goal by Kevin Shattenkirk saved by Martin Jones
3:36	San Jose	Mikkel Boedker credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
3:37	Washington	Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
3:50	San Jose	Shot on goal by Paul Martin saved by Braden Holtby
4:21	San Jose	Shot missed by Chris Tierney
4:32	San Jose	Shot on goal by Chris Tierney saved by Braden Holtby
4:37	San Jose	Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
5:07	San Jose	Jannik Hansen credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
5:38	San Jose	Jannik Hansen credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone
5:44	San Jose	Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Tom Wilson
5:55	San Jose	Shot missed by Justin Braun
6:44	Washington	Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
6:51	Washington	Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov
6:55	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in offensive zone
7:23	San Jose	Shot on goal by Mikkel Boedker saved by Braden Holtby
7:30	San Jose	Brent Burns shot blocked by John Carlson
7:31	Washington	Karl Alzner credited with hit on Logan Couture in defensive zone
7:34	San Jose	Patrick Marleau shot blocked by John Carlson
7:52	San Jose	Shot missed by Brent Burns
8:22	San Jose	Giveaway by Micheal Haley in offensive zone
8:27	San Jose	Penalty to Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2 minutes for Hooking T.J. Oshie
8:27		Stoppage - TV timeout
8:27	San Jose	Shorthanded - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
8:32	Washington	Power play - Takeaway by Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
8:35	San Jose	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
8:52		Stoppage - Offside
8:52	Washington	Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in neutral zone
9:26	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Martin Jones
9:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:26	Washington	Power play - Justin Williams won faceoff in offensive zone
10:31	Washington	Tom Wilson shot blocked by Justin Braun
10:45	Washington	Takeaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
10:53	San Jose	Giveaway by Brent Burns in neutral zone
11:12	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Patrick Marleau in defensive zone
11:42	San Jose	Shot on goal by Justin Braun saved by Braden Holtby
11:43		Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
11:43	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in defensive zone
12:12	San Jose	Logan Couture credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
12:30	San Jose	Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
12:43		Stoppage - Offside
12:43	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in neutral zone
13:25	San Jose	Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
13:40	San Jose	Giveaway by Joel Ward in offensive zone
13:48	Washington	Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Martin Jones
13:53	Washington	Justin Williams shot blocked by Chris Tierney
13:59	Washington	Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Martin Jones
14:27	San Jose	Giveaway by Brent Burns in defensive zone
14:31	Washington	Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Martin Jones
14:40	Washington	Goal scored by Brett Connolly assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk
14:40	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in neutral zone
14:48		Stoppage - Icing
14:48	San Jose	Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
14:54	San Jose	Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Lars Eller
15:21	San Jose	Jannik Hansen credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
16:09	Washington	Shot missed by Jakub Vrana
16:51	Washington	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Melker Karlsson in defensive zone
17:03	San Jose	Justin Braun shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
17:11	San Jose	Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Braden Holtby
17:16	San Jose	Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
17:17	San Jose	Giveaway by Melker Karlsson in offensive zone
17:23		Stoppage - Net Off - TV timeout
17:23	San Jose	Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
17:44	San Jose	Shot on goal by Joe Pavelski saved by Braden Holtby
17:44		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:44	San Jose	Chris Tierney won faceoff in offensive zone
17:57	San Jose	Brent Burns shot blocked by Daniel Winnik
17:58	Washington	Penalty to Jay Beagle 2 minutes for Tripping Chris Tierney
17:58	San Jose	Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
18:03	San Jose	Power play - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Braden Holtby
18:04	San Jose	Power Play Goal Scored by Logan Couture assisted by Patrick Marleau and Brent Burns
18:04	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in neutral zone
18:22	Washington	Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Justin Braun
18:29	San Jose	Penalty to Melker Karlsson 2 minutes for Slashing Dmitry Orlov
18:29	Washington	Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in offensive zone
19:03	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Martin Jones
19:20	Washington	Power play - Giveaway by Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
19:25	Washington	Power play - Kevin Shattenkirk credited with hit on Jannik Hansen in defensive zone
19:50	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	San Jose	Shorthanded - Logan Couture won faceoff in neutral zone
0:19	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Kevin Shattenkirk saved by Martin Jones
0:19		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:19	Washington	Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff in offensive zone
0:24	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
0:41	Washington	Shot on goal by Kevin Shattenkirk saved by Martin Jones
1:01	San Jose	Giveaway by Justin Braun in neutral zone
1:15	San Jose	Giveaway by Jannik Hansen in neutral zone
1:33	Washington	Karl Alzner credited with hit on Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
1:41	Washington	Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Martin Jones
1:48	Washington	Shot missed by Karl Alzner
2:02	Washington	Tom Wilson shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo
2:02		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
2:02	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in offensive zone
2:13	Washington	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
2:16	Washington	Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
2:35	Washington	Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
2:56		Stoppage - Icing
2:56	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in defensive zone
3:29	San Jose	Micheal Haley credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
4:04	San Jose	Giveaway by Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
4:15	Washington	Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
4:17	Washington	Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Martin Jones
4:20		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:20	San Jose	Logan Couture won faceoff in defensive zone
4:36	San Jose	Logan Couture shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
4:56	Washington	Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
5:09	San Jose	Shot missed by Brenden Dillon
5:29		Stoppage - Offside
5:29	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in neutral zone
5:36		Stoppage - Offside
5:36	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff in neutral zone
5:44	San Jose	Takeaway by Micheal Haley in offensive zone
5:56	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Brenden Dillon in offensive zone
6:09	Washington	Tom Wilson credited with hit on Joel Ward in offensive zone
6:52	San Jose	Shot missed by Jannik Hansen
6:52	San Jose	Takeaway by Joe Thornton in offensive zone
6:59		Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
6:59	San Jose	Joe Thornton won faceoff in offensive zone
7:08	Washington	Penalty to Karl Alzner 2 minutes for Tripping Joe Pavelski
7:08	San Jose	Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
7:20	Washington	Shorthanded - Tom Wilson credited with hit on Brent Burns in defensive zone
7:56	San Jose	Power play - Shot missed by Logan Couture
8:00	Washington	Shorthanded - Tom Wilson credited with hit on Patrick Marleau in defensive zone
8:05	San Jose	Power Play Goal Scored by Logan Couture assisted by Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski
8:05	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff in neutral zone
8:15		Stoppage - Offside
8:15	San Jose	Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
8:25	San Jose	Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
8:29		Stoppage - Offside
8:29	San Jose	Joel Ward won faceoff in neutral zone
8:56		Stoppage - Offside
8:56	Washington	Lars Eller won faceoff in neutral zone
9:12	San Jose	Takeaway by Dylan DeMelo in defensive zone
9:35	San Jose	Logan Couture credited with hit on Lars Eller in defensive zone
9:37		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
9:37	San Jose	Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
9:57	San Jose	Takeaway by Joe Thornton in defensive zone
10:24	Washington	Giveaway by John Carlson in neutral zone
10:41	San Jose	Melker Karlsson credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
11:52	Washington	Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Martin Jones
11:52		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
11:52	San Jose	Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
12:17		Stoppage - Icing
12:17	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff in offensive zone
13:12	Washington	Takeaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
13:26	San Jose	Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Braden Holtby
13:28	Washington	Lars Eller credited with hit on Melker Karlsson in defensive zone
13:31	San Jose	Penalty to Tomas Hertl 2 minutes for Interference John Carlson
13:31	San Jose	Shorthanded - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
14:05	Washington	Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
14:07	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Martin Jones
14:07		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:07	Washington	Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff in offensive zone
14:26	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Kevin Shattenkirk saved by Martin Jones
14:31	San Jose	Shorthanded - Melker Karlsson credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
14:51	San Jose	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Braden Holtby
14:53	San Jose	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Logan Couture in offensive zone
15:24	Washington	Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Chris Tierney
15:32	Washington	Penalty to John Carlson 2 minutes for Interference Chris Tierney
15:32		Stoppage - TV timeout
15:32	San Jose	Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
15:40	San Jose	Power play - Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Braden Holtby
16:46	San Jose	Power play - Shot missed by Dylan DeMelo
16:52	San Jose	Power play - Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
17:01	San Jose	Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Braden Holtby
17:58	San Jose	Shot missed by Melker Karlsson
18:13	Washington	Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
18:22	Washington	Giveaway by Justin Williams in defensive zone
18:46	San Jose	Giveaway by Logan Couture in defensive zone
18:53	San Jose	Shot missed by Jannik Hansen
19:07	San Jose	Shot missed by Patrick Marleau
19:24	San Jose	Takeaway by Melker Karlsson in defensive zone
19:34	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Chris Tierney in defensive zone
19:36	San Jose	Patrick Marleau shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
19:48	San Jose	Brent Burns credited with hit on Lars Eller in defensive zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: SAP Center Location: San Jose, California	Referees: Dean Morton, Tim Peel Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 17,562 (100.4% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Washington   San Jose
Total Shots  27    24	PIM    10    10	Hits    22  23	Giveaways    8  13	Takeaways    7  9	Faceoffs Won  32    25

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	WSH	SJ
5:26		Daniel Winnik (9) Assists: Jay Beagle, Tom Wilson	1	0
8:43		Joe Thornton (6) Assists: Jannik Hansen, Paul Martin	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
3:18		Joe Pavelski: 2 Minutes for Tripping
12:40		Paul Martin: 2 Minutes for Holding
18:32		Brooks Orpik: 4 Minute Double Minor for High sticking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	WSH	SJ
2:32		Joe Pavelski (24) Assists: Brent Burns, Joe Thornton	1	2
14:40		Brett Connolly (14) Assist: Kevin Shattenkirk	2	2
18:04		Logan Couture (22) (Power Play) Assists: Brent Burns, Patrick Marleau	2	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
8:27		Marc-Edouard Vlasic: 2 Minutes for Hooking
17:58		Jay Beagle: 2 Minutes for Tripping
18:29		Melker Karlsson: 2 Minutes for Slashing
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	WSH	SJ
8:05		Logan Couture (23) (Power Play) Assists: Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski	2	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:08		Karl Alzner: 2 Minutes for Tripping
13:31		Tomas Hertl: 2 Minutes for Interference
15:32		John Carlson: 2 Minutes for Interference

Player Summary

Washington Capitals Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % K. Alzner D 0 0 -1 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 22 16:32 0:00 2:40 13:52 0 0 00.0 N. Backstrom C 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 20:00 6:23 1:40 11:57 8 9 47.1 J. Beagle C 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 17 12:25 0:15 2:50 9:20 7 7 50.0 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 24 21:24 4:04 2:45 14:35 0 0 00.0 B. Connolly RW 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 9:09 0:00 0:00 9:09 0 0 00.0 L. Eller C 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 11:50 0:00 2:32 9:18 8 5 61.5 M. Johansson C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18:27 6:23 0:00 12:04 0 0 00.0 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 17:48 3:22 0:00 14:26 5 3 62.5 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 19:16 1:45 3:15 14:16 0 0 00.0 D. Orlov D 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 16:48 0:00 3:13 13:35 0 0 00.0 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 19 14:53 0:00 2:05 12:48 0 0 00.0 T. Oshie RW 0 0 -2 2 5 3 0 0 4 1 0 22 19:01 6:23 0:43 11:55 3 1 75.0 A. Ovechkin LW 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 21:26 8:15 0:00 13:11 0 0 00.0 K. Shattenkirk D 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 21 21:00 5:56 0:06 14:58 0 0 00.0 J. Vrana C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 11:40 3:22 0:00 8:18 0 0 00.0 J. Williams RW 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 15:34 3:19 0:00 12:15 1 0 100.0 T. Wilson RW 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 17 15:01 0:18 3:29 11:14 0 0 00.0 D. Winnik RW 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12:17 0:15 2:50 9:12 0 0 00.0 Washington Capitals Scratches Player Detail N. Schmidt Scratched T. Chorney Scratched San Jose Sharks Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % M. Boedker LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 10:45 0:04 1:00 9:41 0 0 00.0 J. Braun D 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 24 19:06 0:00 5:44 13:22 0 0 00.0 B. Burns D 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 26 25:40 4:40 3:59 17:01 0 0 00.0 L. Couture C 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 27 17:07 4:23 2:27 10:17 3 7 30.0 D. DeMelo D 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 15:50 2:30 0:17 13:03 0 0 00.0 B. Dillon D 0 0 -2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 18:14 0:00 1:46 16:28 0 0 00.0 J. Donskoi RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 10:59 1:23 0:00 9:36 0 1 00.0 M. Haley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 13 9:10 0:00 0:00 9:10 0 0 00.0 J. Hansen RW 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 25 16:36 0:00 4:52 11:44 0 0 00.0 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 24 14:53 2:36 1:29 10:48 5 8 38.5 M. Karlsson RW 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 24 14:16 0:04 2:44 11:28 0 1 00.0 P. Marleau C 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 16:04 4:34 0:00 11:30 0 0 00.0 P. Martin D 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 25 19:18 0:57 3:54 14:27 0 0 00.0 J. Pavelski C 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 25 18:48 4:36 1:19 12:53 11 3 78.6 J. Thornton C 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 16:04 4:22 0:00 11:42 2 5 28.6 C. Tierney C 0 0 -1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 14:25 0:04 3:50 10:31 2 3 40.0 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 26 18:37 2:29 4:20 11:48 0 0 00.0 J. Ward RW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 14:08 2:28 2:19 9:21 2 4 33.3 San Jose Sharks Scratches Player Detail M. Sorensen Scratched D. Schlemko Lower Body Injury T. Heed Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Holtby 24 4 20 .833 58:27 0	San Jose Sharks Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM M. Jones 27 2 25 .926 60:00 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	12	8	7	27
San Jose	9	10	5	24

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Washington	0 of 5
San Jose	2 of 5

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.