Capitals 8, Sharks 3

Washington 0 4 4 — 8 Sharks 2 0 1 — 3

First Period: 1, Sharks, Hertl 16 (Karlsson, Eklund), 12:03 (pp). 2, Sharks, Barabanov 13 (Couture, Johnsson), 15:30.

Second Period: 3, Washington, Smith 5 (Strome, Milano), 8:46. 4, Washington, Aube-Kubel 3 (Dowd, Sheary), 11:30. 5, Washington, Irwin 1 (Aube-Kubel, Carlsson), 15:28. 6, Washington, Smith 6 (Sandin, Strome), 19:02.

Third Period: 7, Washington, Oshie 16 (Sandin, Ovechkin), 5:50 (pp). 8, Sharks, Sturm 13 (Karlsson, Gregor), 9:02. 9, Washington, Ovechkin 34 (Carlsson, Wilson), 9:11. 10, Washington, Ovechkin 35 (Iorio, Sandin), 16:05. 11, Washington, Strome 14 (Milano), 17:30.

Shots on goal: Washington 5-15-10: 30. Sharks 20-9-12: 41.

Power-play opportunities: Washington 1 of 3. Sharks 1 of 4.

Goalies: Washington, Kuemper 19-19-4 (41 shots-38 saves). Sharks, Kahkonen 8-14-5 (30-22).

A: 17,562 (17,562). T: 2:32.

Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Schlenker. Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Joseph Mahon.