San Jose Sharks 3, Washington Capitals 2: final score and stats
San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks 3 to Washington Capitals 2, on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks.
NHLThursday, January 15, 2026
DateJan 15, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
San Jose SharksWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
24-19-3Record24-18-6
5th in Pacific DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
4-7Road record / home record7-4
LWLLLLast 5WWLLW
L1StreakW2
Team stats
San Jose SharksWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
San Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveQuentin Musty LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveKyle Keyser G · Upper Body
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
San Jose Sharks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:07 | 4:45 | 0:13 | 20:09 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Chernyshov | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Eklund | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:38 | 4:06 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 10:10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:06 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 18:15 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Misa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 8:53 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 9:37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Reaves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavol Regenda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:46 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 3:52 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 3:55 | 1:40 | 14:31 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:43 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 16:04 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:32 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 16:59 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Iorio | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:56 | 0:10 | 0:29 | 17:17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Klingberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:46 | 3:39 | 0:00 | 17:07 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:04 | 0:01 | 2:43 | 16:20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 18:04 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 12:48 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 13:02 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:26 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:37 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Leason | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9:40 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 9:12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:35 | 2:59 | 0:12 | 15:24 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 0:13 | 3:15 | 12:21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 7:15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:21 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 18:09 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:34 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 19:04 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:19 | 2:59 | 0:15 | 19:05 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 38.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:45 | 0:05 | 0:44 | 24:56 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 28:19 | 3:07 | 1:45 | 23:27 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Fehervary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 3:30 | 13:59 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:51 | 0:00 | 3:33 | 17:18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:35 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 16:05 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 57:01 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Dec 3, 2025WSH 7, SJ 1
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Frequently asked questions
Who won San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals?
San Jose Sharks won, 3-2, on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
What was the final score of San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals?
San Jose Sharks 3, Washington Capitals 2.
Who were the top performers?
San Jose Sharks: Pavol Regenda (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Dylan Strome (1 goals).
Where is San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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