GDT #48 Caps vs Sharks L 3-2

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January 15 vs Sharks at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 24-17-6
PP% 15.3(31st) PK% 77.3(25th) Faceoff% 49.3(22nd)
San Jose Sharks 23-19-3
PP% 20.9(13th) PK% 77.6(24th) Faceoff% 47.7(25th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Frank 53 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Beauvillier 72
Leason 20 - Dowd(A) 26 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Milano 15

Fehérváry 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Chychrun 6 - Roy 3
Sandin 38 - McIlrath 52

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Leonard, Frank, Chychrun
PP2:

scratched:
Chisholm 47
van Riemsdyk 57
Sourdif 34 - upper body - day to day

IR:
Wilson(A) 43 - lower body
Dubois 80 - lower body

Sharks anticipated lines:
Chernyshov 92 - Celebrini 71 - Graf 51
Eklund 72 - Wennberg 21 - Toffoli 73
Regenda 84 - Misa 77 - Gaudette 81
Goodrow 23 - Ostapchuk 63 - Reaves 75

Orlov 9 - Klingberg 3
Ferraro 38 - Liljegren 37
Dickinson 6 - Iorio 22

Nedeljkovic 33
Askarov 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Eric Furlatt 27, Carter Sandlak 29
Ben O’Quinn 91, Jonny Murray 95

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-battle-sharks

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6506

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/01/50863/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-1-15-26/

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Strome(11) PPG from Ovechkin and Chychrun at 10:58
Ostapchuk from Orlov and Eklund at 13:27
Graf from Regenda at 14:53
Regenda from Celebrini and Graf at 16:13
3rd period:
Leonard(10) from Carlson and Fehérváry at 9:11

Caps lose 3-2

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Chychrun is back in. Wilson and Sourdif are still out.

[Mickstix]

Damn, they said Wilson was in a full contact jersey yesterday. Must not of felt too good after practice?

[richkrt99]

I know Leonard had a bad game last game, but WTH is he doing with Dowd and Leason?  Put the kid with McMike and Pro, let Beavy drag Dowds' line up the ice.  Nothing against Beavy, but I'd rather give Leno the shot at a scoring line.
Good to have Chicky back, but damn, willy and sourdiff both out hurts.
Lappy at 4c is a waste, but he will prolly get 5-6 minutes tops.
Good on Frank getting top line duty after a great performance the other night.  Maybe they figure he can make up for the slow guy on the RW
TVR surprises me not at all....had a shit game last game.
Milano and Lappy are both scratch worthy.  I am a little surprised they haven't pulled up someone else to see if they can show something.  I guess that would require a waivers move and the Caps don't want to risk these "highly productive" players to the waiver wire

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PK time

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game tied at zero after one

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nother pk . .

[Mickstix]

Score goals.    Yea, I think Leason looks as good as Bauvi and a couple others.. We're skills deprived.


Carlson back to the box to start the 2nd. 

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PP time

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

STROME

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daphuk

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three goals in less than 3 minutes


 

[Mickstix]

Well, that was quick. And ugly.. Carbery with the head scratcher lines again. Now he puts Leonard with Pro and McMike when the games 2/3 over. At least give us a chance bro..

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nother pp . .

1:50 of it will be in the 3rd

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Caps down 3-1 after two

[richkrt99]

wow...clown show going on.  WTF happened to Dowd?  He was never setting it on fire, but he clownin it up out there.
8 shots in 2 periods vs a mediocre team is pathetic.  Maybe it will be like Montreal and we actually show up in the 3rd

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GOOOAAALLLL

LEONARD

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 nother pk . . .