"Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring, jamming a loose puck home at the post. Sonny Milano doubled the lead just 1:40 later with a quick shot. Ryan Leonard made it three for the Capitals after fooling Askarov with some patience. Brandon Duhaime struck shorthanded on a great feed from Aliaksei Protas to give the Caps four first-period goals. Ovechkin notched his second of the night on an early second-period power play."
"Well, you can't really script a better first period than that one. The five-on-five stats don't really matter when you put four goals on the board and don't allow anything at the other end. The Sharks looked dangerous on their power plays, but Charlie Lindgren had all the answers. Staying out of the box against this team is probably one of the number-one keys, so Anthony Beauvillier needs to take better care of his stick."
"Alex Ovechkin is at it again, folks, scoring the 910th and 911th goals of his career and 13th and 14th of the season. He has 10 goals in his last 11 games and is on pace for 41 goals and 85 points in his age-40 season. I mean...if he does anything close to that...he can't call it quits, right? We started the late-night action,"
The Washington Capitals defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-1 in Northern California, producing a four-goal first period that set the tone. Alex Ovechkin scored twice, reaching career goals 910 and 911, and has 10 goals in his last 11 games while pacing for a strong age-40 season. Sonny Milano, Ryan Leonard and Brandon Duhaime also scored, with Duhaime converting shorthanded off an Aliaksei Protas feed. Charlie Lindgren kept San Jose competitive early before Pavol Regenda ended his shutout bid. The Capitals played without John Carlson and Justin Sourdif due to injuries.
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