Washington Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks: game summary
Final · March 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 30 — SJS 41 · SAP Center at San Jose
Three stars
- 1★
A. OvechkinWSH · L · 2B 1A - 2★
N. Aube-KubelWSH · R · 1B 1A - 3★
M. IrwinWSH · D · 1B 0A
WSHGame stats
SJS
- 30Shots on goal41
- 61 %Faceoff win %39 %
- 1/3Power play1/4
- 8Penalty minutes6
- 28Hits23
- 20Blocked shots22
- 6Giveaways12
- 14Takeaways10
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 5 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| SJS | 20 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
Season series WSH 1 – 1 SJS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← WSH 8 / 30 / 403 / 41 / 52 SJS →
WSH 8 / 30 / 403 / 41 / 52 SJS →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Tomas HertlSJS · 12:03 · PPAssists : Erik Karlsson, William Eklund0 – 1
Alexander BarabanovSJS · 15:30Assists : Logan Couture, Andreas Johnsson0 – 2
2nd period
Craig SmithWSH · 08:46Assists : Dylan Strome, Sonny Milano1 – 2- Nicolas Aube-KubelWSH · 11:30Assists : Conor Sheary, Nic Dowd2 – 2
- Matt IrwinWSH · 15:28Assists : Gabriel Carlsson, Nicolas Aube-Kubel3 – 2
- Craig SmithWSH · 19:02Assists : Rasmus Sandin, Dylan Strome4 – 2
3rd period
T.J. OshieWSH · 05:50 · PPAssists : Alex Ovechkin, Rasmus Sandin5 – 2
Nico SturmSJS · 09:02Assists : Noah Gregor, Erik Karlsson5 – 3- Alex OvechkinWSH · 09:11Assists : Tom Wilson, Gabriel Carlsson6 – 3
- Alex OvechkinWSH · 16:05Assists : Vincent Iorio, Rasmus Sandin7 – 3
Dylan StromeWSH · 17:30Assists : Sonny Milano8 – 3
Penalties
1st period
- 06:53SJSTomas Hertl — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Craig Smith
- 10:07WSHSonny Milano — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Erik Karlsson
- 17:22WSHNic Dowd — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Fabian Zetterlund
2nd period
- 05:08WSHNicolas Aube-Kubel — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nico Sturm
- 12:26SJSOskar Lindblom — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Sandin
3rd period
- 05:45SJSKevin Labanc — Clipping (2 min) · drawn by Vincent Iorio
- 05:45SJSBench — Game misconduct head coach
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17:06 |
| S. MilanoL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:17 |
| C. SmithC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12:52 |
| D. StromeC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13:02 |
| N. BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:49 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:31 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:10 |
| T. WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:01 |
| C. ShearyL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14:50 |
| T. OshieR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:28 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:00 |
| N. Aube-KubelR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14:19 |
| V. IorioD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:48 |
| G. CarlssonD | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19:00 |
| A. AlexeyevD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:07 |
| R. SandinD | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:40 |
| M. IrwinD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18:34 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19:30 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper(W) | 38/41 | 92.7 % | 60:00 |
| C. Lindgren | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. SturmC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 16:40 |
| E. SvechnikovL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 |
| S. LorentzC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 10:08 |
| A. JohnssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:38 |
| F. ZetterlundL | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 14:47 |
| O. LindblomL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 09:20 |
| L. CoutureC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22:46 |
| T. HertlC | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 3 | 20:52 |
| K. LabancR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 09:09 |
| W. EklundL | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 19:46 |
| N. GregorL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 12:01 |
| A. BarabanovL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20:23 |
| M. BenningD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 22:50 |
| J. MacDonaldD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 16:28 |
| M. FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21:01 |
| M. VlasicD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 |
| R. SimekD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 08:20 |
| E. KarlssonD | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 26:43 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen(L) | 22/30 | 73.3 % | 60:00 |
| J. Reimer | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Sharks?
Capitals won 8-3 over Sharks on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
When was Capitals vs Sharks played?
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 6:00 PM ET at SAP Center at San Jose.
Where was Capitals vs Sharks played?
At SAP Center at San Jose, in San Jose.
Have the Capitals and Sharks played this season?
Yes: February 12 (Sharks 4, Capitals 1).