William Eklund scored a power-play purpose 39 seconds into extra time to gasoline the visiting San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
San Jose won an influence play past due within the 3rd duration after rugged Washington ahead Tom Wilson used to be whistled for a double minor after high-sticking rookie Macklin Celebrini. The Capitals stored the Sharks at bay all the way through law to protected some extent earlier than Eklund’s one-timer from the correct circle trickled previous Logan Thompson for his 5th purpose of the season.
San Jose’s Tyler Toffoli scored a purpose past due within the first duration and Celebrini notched an help on Eklund’s tally to increase his level streak to 5 video games.
Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Sharks, who’ve gained 4 their ultimate 5 video games total. San Jose progressed to 2-0-0 on its six-game highway shuttle and 4-7-4 clear of house this season.
Nic Dowd scored a purpose in the second one duration and Thompson became apart 29 pictures to fall to 10-1-2 for the Capitals, who have been thwarted of their bid to win 5 in a row for the second one time this season. Washington gained 5 instantly video games from Oct. 15-23.
Ivan Miroshnichenko arrange Dowd’s purpose to spice up his career-high level and help streaks to a few video games.
Toffoli used Washington defenseman Rasmus Sandin as a display and unleashed a shot from neatly above the circles that beat Thompson to open the scoring with precisely one minute to play within the first duration. Toffoli’s purpose used to be his crew co-leading tenth of the season and primary since Nov. 18.
Blackwood made the narrow lead rise up by means of preventing all 16 pictures he confronted within the first duration.
Dowd, on the other hand, scored his 2nd purpose in his ultimate 3 video games to forge a 1-1 tie with 6:58 closing in the second one duration.
An unmarked Dowd one-timed a centering feed from Martin Fehervary that sailed previous Blackwood for his 7th purpose of the season.
–Box Stage Media
