Washington Capitals @ San Jose Sharks

38-23-7, 15-14-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2
Sharks SJ	0	0	0	0

San Jose SharksSharksSJ

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Grubauer's 24 saves lead Capitals past Sharks 2-0

Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves for his fifth career shutout and Nicklas Backstrom scored late in the second period to help the Washington Capitals salvage the final game of their California swing with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Mar 11, 2019, 08:59 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Sharks	0	0	0	0

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	SJ
18:32		Nicklas Backstrom (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (9), John Carlson (42)	1	0

3rd Period			WSH	SJ
18:11		Lars Eller (15) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (17), Matt Niskanen (20)	2	0

CAPITALS

SHARKS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Sharks
1
Capitals
4

Game 1

5/12

Capitals
2
Sharks
0

Game 2

11/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a significant investment in their future on Thursday, signing forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract worth $4 million annually.

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Forward Collin Graf, who had 21 goals and 25 assists in 81 games last season, re-signed with the Sharks on a three-year deal worth $12.75 million.

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday.

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Washington Capitals @ San Jose Sharks

Philipp GrubauerG - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Martin JonesG - SJ

Grubauer's 24 saves lead Capitals past Sharks 2-0

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Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension