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The Washington Capitals are a freight train barreling down the tracks right now. They absolutely pulverized the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night, coming away with an easy 7-1 victory.
The pucks are falling right now, and it’s very lovely to watch. Keep it going.
The five-on-five stats are irrelevant in a game like this. So, let’s just bask in the fact that the Capitals are first in the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division after the blowout victory. They’ve won six games in a row and nine of their last 10. This is also my warning that I’m writing this post incredibly late, so if I mess anything up, blame time zones.
Alex Ovechkin scored two more goals to give him 911 in his career and 14 this season. He has 10 goals in his last 11 games and is on pace for 41 goals and 85 points in his age-40 season. There will never be another player like him, so this is your reminder to enjoy every second he’s on the ice.
Unfortunately, the Capitals couldn’t hold on to the shutout, but Charlie Lindgren was fantastic either way. He made 23 stops on the 24 shots he faced, and, per MoneyPuck, saved 2.01 more goals than expected. Lindgren also picked up an assist, his second in his career.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 22 of 23 shots against tonight to earn his fifth win of the season and his 63rd as a Capital. Lindgren passes Jose Theodore (62) for the eighth-most wins in franchise history.
— Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) December 4, 2025
Ryan Leonard has arrived, y’all. The 20-year-old winger became the sole rookie in the NHL this season to record a four-point game with his two goals and two assists. He also drew his 15th penalty of the season, and his plus-9 penalty differential is tied with Connor McDavid for the second-best in the league.
Matt Roy had a quiet three assists and has been tremendous of late, just in general. I know I said the five-on-five stats don’t matter, but with him on the ice, the Capitals were up 17-10 in shot attempts, 12-2 in shots on goal, 3-0 in goals, 7-3 in scoring chances, and 5-1 in high-danger chances.
Even with John Carlson out, the blowout let Spencer Carbery really spread the minutes around. Roy (21:57) and Jakob Chychrun (20:06) were the only Capitals skaters to play more than 19 minutes of ice time. Great stuff after having a bunch of games all close together and another on Friday.
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