Sharks beat Capitals 6–5 in a shootout | HabsMetrics

Final/SO

SJS · Away

6

WSH · Home

5

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 · Verizon Center

Game analysis

Sharks beat Capitals 6–5 in a shootout

Tied 5–5 after overtime; the Sharks won the shootout.
A. Niemi stopped 29 of 34 shots (.853) for the win.
The Sharks won despite being outshot 34–23.
Power play: SJS 1/3, WSH 2/4.
A. Ovechkin led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.

Three stars

1st star
A. Ovechkin
WSH · 2G 1A
2nd star
M. Green
WSH · 1G 1A
3rd star
M. Irwin
SJS · 2G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

1:23SJSM. IrwinAssists: J. Thornton1–0
4:36SJSM. IrwinPPAssists: T. Wingels, M. Nieto2–0
9:34SJSJ. ScottAssists: A. Burish, B. Burns3–0

2nd

2:51WSHM. JohanssonPPAssists: A. Ovechkin, J. Carlson3–1
5:27SJSJ. PavelskiAssists: J. Thornton, J. Braun4–1
6:35WSHM. GreenAssists: L. O'Brien, E. Kuznetsov4–2
7:09WSHA. OvechkinAssists: N. Backstrom, E. Fehr4–3

3rd

1:37SJST. WingelsAssists: C. Tierney, T. McGinn5–3
14:09WSHA. OvechkinPPAssists: N. Backstrom, J. Carlson5–4
15:25WSHT. BrouwerAssists: M. Green, A. Burakovsky5–5

OT

No scoring

Shootout

0:00SJSJ. Pavelski6–5

Team stats

Team stats comparison
SJS	Stat	WSH
23	Shots	34
50.8%	Faceoff %	49.2%
1/3	Power Play	2/4
8	PIM	6
13	Hits	26
24	Blocked	24
6	Giveaways	6
2	Takeaways	12

Sharks at Capitals recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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