San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Thursday, January 15, 2026 · Capital One Arena
NBCSCA · MNMT
Game summary
The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Sharks outshot the Capitals 26-23.
Goals came from Dylan Strome, Zack Ostapchuk, Collin Graf, Pavol Regenda and Ryan Leonard.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Dylan Strome (11)Alex Ovechkin (21), Jakob Chychrun (18)Ferraro 1:12 into shift0–110:58 WSH · PPG
Zack Ostapchuk (3)Dmitry Orlov (22), William Eklund (19)1–113:27 SJS
Collin Graf (13)Pavol Regenda (1)2–114:53 SJS
Pavol Regenda (7)Macklin Celebrini (47), Collin Graf (13)Protas 1:20 into shift3–116:13 SJS
3rd period
Ryan Leonard (10)John Carlson (27), Martin Fehérváry (14)Goodrow 1:51 into shift3–209:11 WSH
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
3–2 · 3rd 9:11 · Leonard. Goodrow was 1:51 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 WSH
2nd 10:58 · PP · Strome
Long shift: Ferraro 1:12
1–1 SJS
2nd 13:27 · Ostapchuk
Roy 0:11
2–1 SJS
2nd 14:53 · Graf
Carlson 0:43
3–1 SJS
2nd 16:13 · Regenda
Long shift: Protas 1:20
3–2 WSH
3rd 9:11 · Leonard
Stuck out there: Goodrow 1:51
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 16:14
John Carlson · interference2 min - 2nd 00:56John Carlson · hooking2 min
- 2nd 09:46
Vincent Iorio · interference2 min - 2nd 19:49Tyler Toffoli · tripping2 min
- 3rd 09:56Jakob Chychrun · slashing2 min
Season series
San Jose Sharks
| 51Collin GrafR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:06 |
| 84Pavol RegendaL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:46 |
| 63Zack OstapchukC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:54 |
| 71Macklin CelebriniC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 25:07 |
| 72William EklundL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:38 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:25 |
| 21Alexander WennbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:06 |
| 23Barclay GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:33 |
| 73Tyler ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:21 |
| 77Michael MisaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:58 |
| 81Adam GaudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 |
| 92Igor ChernyshovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 |
| 3John KlingbergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:46 |
| 6Sam DickinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 22Vincent IorioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:56 |
| 37Timothy LiljegrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:04 |
| 38Mario FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 19:32 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Yaroslav AskarovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 33Alex NedeljkovicG | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 21:21 |
| 9Ryan LeonardR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:35 |
| 17Dylan StromeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 22:19 |
| 6Jakob ChychrunD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 28:19 |
| 42Martin FehérváryD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:29 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:45 |
| 15Sonny MilanoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:28 |
| 20Brett LeasonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:40 |
| 21Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:34 |
| 22Brandon DuhaimeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:26 |
| 24Connor McMichaelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:49 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:12 |
| 29Hendrix LapierreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:30 |
| 53Ethen FrankC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 15:24 |
| 3Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:51 |
| 38Rasmus SandinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:35 |
| 52Dylan McIlrathD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48Logan ThompsonG | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 57:01 |
| 79Charlie LindgrenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |