Jan 15, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; San Jose Sharks left wing Pavol Regenda (84) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal on Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) during the second period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
The Washington Capitals came into tonight’s game looking to string together their first consecutive wins since their six-game winning streak back in November-December. Coincidentally, the final game in that run was their 7-1 win over the San Jose Sharks during their annual California road swing.
Plus: Ryan Leonard scored an absolute beauty of a goal in the third period to bring the Caps back within one. To the delight of fans everywhere, he made Ryan Reaves look totally foolish as he danced around him before sniping his shot past San Jose netminder Alex Nedeljkovic. This was definitely a positive sign for Leonard, who had a bit of a tough game on Tuesday night against Montreal.
Minus: The Sharks were out-shooting the Capitals 23-9 after two periods. Yes, you read that right, the Capitals had five shots on goal in the first and four in the second. They did manage to tilt the ice in their favor in the third period, but by that point it was too little too late.
Caps Player of the Game: We already gave Leonard his flowers, so this honor will go to Dylan Strome tonight. Strome opened the scoring tonight with a power play goal, which was his first goal in the last six games.
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