Leonard pulled the Capitals to within 3-2 at 9:11 of the third period when he deked around Sharks forward Ryan Reaves at the top of the zone, skated down the slot and beat Nedeljkovic with a high snap shot on the glove side. “I just tried to attack the forward and they did a great job of screening the goalie as well,” Leonard said.

Collin Graf and Pavol Regenda each had a goal and an assist and the San Jose Sharks used a three-goal second period to top the Washington Capitals 3-2.

If the San Jose Sharks make the playoffs for the first time in seven years this season, they might look back at what happened on Monday as a big reason why. The Sharks started the day by bolstering their lineup – and seemingly their postseason hopes – by acquiring do-it-all forward Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks.

Dylan Larkin's 24th goal early in the third period snapped a 2-2 tie. Larkin jammed a loose puck near the post that Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov couldn't control, giving the Wings the lead at 4 minutes, 41 seconds.

Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Friday night. Marco Kasper scored his first goal in 37 games and added an assist to help Detroit win for the fifth time in six games.

The Washington Capitals Hockey Club (HC) lost to the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match took place on January 15 in the capital of the United States and ended with a score of 3:2.