Nic Dowd scored for the Capitals (17-6-2), who had won four in a row. Logan Thompson made 29 saves. Toffoli gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 19:00 of the first period. Toffoli intercepted a Rasmus Sandin pass at center ice, entered the offensive zone and fired a wrist shot past Thompson from the top of the slot.

William Eklund scored 39 seconds into overtime, Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks ended the Washington Capitals' winning streak at four by beating them 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Capitals fell to 4-2-1 since captain and leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula.

William Eklund scored a power-play goal 39 seconds into overtime as the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Tuesday. With Capitals forward Tom Wilson serving double-minor for high-sticking Macklin Celebrini, Eklund took a pass from Mikael Granlund and one-timed a shot that got past Capitals goalie Logan Thompson.

The Capitals’ clash Tuesday night against San Jose had all the makings of a trap game — Washington was riding a four-game winning streak that had featured high-octane offense every night while the upstart visitors had shaken off a poor start to play inspired hockey for more than a month.

William Eklund scored the overtime game-winning goal for the San Jose Sharks as they defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 and extended their winning streak to three.

The San Jose Sharks are starting to feel like they can beat any NHL team after Tuesday's overtime win against the Washington Capitals.

William Eklund scored 39 seconds into overtime, Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks ended the Washington Capitals’ winning streak at four by beating them 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Capitals fell to 4-2-1 since captain and leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula.