Capitals Fall to Sharks, 2-1 (OT); Nic Dowd Scores


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The Washington Capitals fell to the San Jose Sharks by a score of 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 17-6-2 and 36 points on the season. Goaltender Logan Thompson made 29 saves in the loss.

The Lineup

Aliaksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael– Pierre-Luc Dubois – Taylor Raddysh
Hendrix Lapierre – Lars Eller – Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime – Nic Dowd – Ivan Miroshnichenko

Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin – Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun – Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Charlie Lindgren

Scratches: Left-wing Jakub Vrana and defensemen Dylan McIlrath and Alex Alexeyev

Injuries: Captain Alex Ovechkin (lower-body), left-wing Sonny Milano (upper-body), center Nicklas Backstrom (hip, LTIR) and right-wing T.J. Oshie (back, LTIR)

First Period

With sixty seconds left on the clock, San Jose would strike first with a goal from center Tyler Toffoli, giving the Sharks a late 1-0 lead.

Quick Stats

SOG: 16-8 Capitals

Face-Off Win %: 50%-50%

Hits: 10-9 Capitals

Second Period

Dowd (7) would get the Capitals on the board and tie it up one-a-piece at the 13:02 mark. Fehervary (6) and Miroshnichenko (3) assisted.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 25-15 Capitals

Face-Off Win %: 51.2 % (Capitals), 48.8% (Sharks)

Total Hits: 20-15 Sharks

Third Period & Overtime

It was a scoreless final frame, prompting overtime. The Sharks would win it on a power-play goal from left-wing William Eklund for a 2-1 final score.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 31-28 Sharks

Face-Off Win %: 50.9% (Capitals), 49.1% (Sharks)

Total Hits: 30-22 Sharks

Notes Through the Game

  • Dowd, who has scored two goals in his last three games, is one of seven Capitals with seven or more goals this season.
  • Fehervary has tallied an assist in back-to-back games.
  • Miroshnichenko’s three-game point and assist streaks are both career highs.

The Capitals start a three-game road trip, clashing first with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday. Monumental Sports Network will have the coverage beginning at 7 PM ET.

By Della Young

About Della Young

Della Young is an aspiring novelist and screenwriter who earned a BFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University in 2021. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Screenwriting from Regent University and is writing her debut novel. Della comes from a family of big Capitals fans and became inspired to start writing for hockey in 2019. Follow Della on X: @dellayoung





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