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Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Friday, January 8, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

Washington CapitalsWashingtonCapitalsAway

vs

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

TVAS · NBCSCA · MNMT2

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Friday, January 8, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, NBCSCA and MNMT2.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 2 of a road trip: Los Angeles, now San Jose.

  1. 292026-12-29: no game
  2. 302026-12-30: at NYI
  3. 312026-12-31: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 12027-01-01: no game
  5. 22027-01-02: vs OTT
  6. 32027-01-03: no game
  7. 42027-01-04: vs TOR
  8. 52027-01-05: no game
  9. 62027-01-06: at LAK
  10. 72027-01-07: no game
  11. 82027-01-08: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,602 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 292026-12-29: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 302026-12-30: no game
  3. 312026-12-31: no game
  4. 12027-01-01: vs PHI
  5. 22027-01-02: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 32027-01-03: no game
  7. 42027-01-04: vs NJD
  8. 52027-01-05: no game
  9. 62027-01-06: vs DAL
  10. 72027-01-07: no game
  11. 82027-01-08: vs WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHSJS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series