SAN JOSE – The Washington Capitals put a whooping on the Sharks on Wednesday night in a 7-1 thumping.
Capitals forward Brandon Duhaime (22) beats Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov with a shot to give the Capital a 4-0 lead in the first period – Photo by Jack Lima
Alex Ovechkin hit for a double in the win, and Ryan Leonard scored a pair and had four points on the night.
“We get in three in the morning, and some different things are going on with our lineup and playing back to back,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. “It didn’t affect our group and the commitment level to how we play and our identity was as good as it could possibly be.”
Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves in the win.
“It’s great to see the success for the team and put up as many goals as we did tonight,” Leonard said. “Just try to play hard defensively for [Lindgren], because we know that every single night, what he’s going to give for us.”
Brandon Duhaime and Dylan Strome scored single markers for the Caps.
“They’re mature. They’re well-structured, and they play the right way,” Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro said. “They take care of their own end really well.”
Pavol Regenda was the lone striker for the Sharks.
“Snowballs out of control, really,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “We turn one over on the power play, and it goes in the back of our net, and next thing you know, the momentum shifts dramatically.”
Yaroslav Askarov got the start and yielded four goals on just 12 shots in the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 15 saves in relief after the first intermission.
Match report by Shellie.Lima@prohockeynews.com
Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov blocks a shot from Capitals forward Anthony Beauvillier (72) – Photo by Jack Lima
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) chases after the puck during second period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks goalie Alex Nedelijkovic stops a shot taken by Declan Chisholm (47) as defenseman John Klingberg (right) attempts to clear the rebound – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic makes a glove save during third period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks forward Ryan Reaves (75) faces off against Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks alumni Mike Ricci (left) waves to the crowd after he and Patrick Marleau dropped the ceremonial first puck on Sharks Alumni Night – Photo by Jack Lima
Capitals forward Ryan Leonard (9) scores past Sharks goalie Alexander Nedeljkovic to give the Capitals a 7-0 lead in the third period – Photo by Jack Lima
Capitals forward Ryan Leonard (9) celebrates his goal with teammate Tom Wilson (43) – Photo by Jack Lima
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) opens the scoring in the first period with a shot that beats Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov – Photo by Jack Lima
Adam Gaudette (81) attempts to clear Capitals center Hendrix Lapierre (29) away from the front of the net – Photo by Jack Lima
Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) attempts to stickhandle around Sharks defenseman Vincent Iorio (22) – Photo by Jack Lima
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