Washington CapitalsCapitals17-9-2
7FinalDec 3, 2025
San Jose SharksSharks13-12-3
1TVMNMTNBC Sports BAStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
WSH−148
SJ+124
Puck line
WSH −1.5+170
SJ +1.5−205
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Capitals −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The Washington Capitals routed the San Jose Sharks 7-1 at SAP Center at San Jose on Dec 3, 2025, a 6-goal win to move to 17-9-2.
The Capitals have won 6 straight. They scored 4 unanswered goals in the first period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| SJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
W: Lindgren · L: Askarov
Scoring plays
First Period
- WSHGoal · 8:25Alex Ovechkin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (6)1-0
- WSHGoal · 10:05Sonny Milano Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Declan Chisholm (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (2)2-0
- WSHGoal · 13:35Ryan Leonard Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (3), Brandon Duhaime (2)3-0
- WSHGoal · 17:07Brandon Duhaime Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Aliaksei Protas (10)4-0
Second Period
- WSHGoal · 2:41Alex Ovechkin Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (10), Jakob Chychrun (14)5-0
- WSHGoal · 19:34Dylan Strome Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Matt Roy (7), Ryan Leonard (11)6-0
Third Period
- WSHGoal · 1:03Ryan Leonard Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Matt Roy (8), Charlie Lindgren (1)7-0
- SJGoal · 12:58Pavol Regenda Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dmitry Orlov (16), Adam Gaudette (3)7-1
Team stats
WSHSJ
- Shots
- 31
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 56.0
- 44.0
- Hits
- 10
- 19
- Blocked Shots
- 16
- 6
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 4
Top performers
Washington CapitalsSan Jose Sharks
Goals
Ryan Leonard2
Pavol Regenda1
Assists
Matt Roy3
Adam Gaudette1
Points
Ryan Leonard4
Pavol Regenda1
Player stats
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Nic Dowd C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 2 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14:13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13:39 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Chisholm D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:06 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:57 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren G | 1 | 24 | 23 | .958 | 60:00 | 0 |
Sharks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 |
| William Eklund LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 10:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Philipp Kurashev C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Ryan Reaves RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 7:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavol Regenda LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 12:54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Will Smith C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 | 0 |
Sharks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Dickinson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro D | 1 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 18:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Vincent Iorio D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Klingberg D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 18:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sharks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov G | 4 | 12 | 8 | .667 | 17:07 | 0 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic G | 3 | 19 | 16 | .842 | 42:40 | 0 |
Three stars
- Ryan Leonard (WSH)
- Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
- Charlie Lindgren (WSH)
Game info
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
Attendance15,466
OfficialsLinesman: Trent Knorr · Referee: Jon McIsaac · Referee: Brandon Schrader · Linesman: Brandon Grillo
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