Nikolaj Ehlers notched a hat trick and added an assist; Taylor Hall scored twice; and Mark Jankowski lit the lamp and had a pair of helpers in the rout. Andrei Svechnikov, Eric Robinson and Alexander Nikishin also lit the lamp for the Hurricanes, who went 4-for-5 on the power play to empathetically ended a two-game losing streak.
Leafs end the calendar year of 2025 with a standing ovation and it's well-deserved tonight. Brought the energy, good structure against a Devils team that plays with pace. Woll outstanding, Knies with a few signature moments and maybe McMann/Robertson's best games of the season. They're playing Wonderwall loudly over the PA as we enter the second intermission, as Joseph Woll has been outstanding through two periods.
"I think it was a nice way to head into the break," he said. "The past couple of games, I think we have done a better job generating chances, but haven't been able to score. So it's nice that that happened tonight."
Duhaime's goal caused Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky to yank starting goalie Yaroslav Askarov, who stopped eight of 12 shots, in favor of Alex Nedeljkovic. The move did little to inspire or wake up the Sharks, as Ovechkin, playing in what might be his final game in San Jose, scored his second goal, again from right beside the Sharks' net, for a 5-0 Capitals lead at the 2:41 mark of the second.
Honestly, you're not going to get much in terms of the individual stuff, that stuff is so irrelevant. It's a long season and we need everyone, every night there's going to be someone else that steps up, gets some bounces here and there, but we're a group that relies on every single guy in this room, and I think everyone was going tonight.
