Sharks took a three goal lead, chasing the starting goalie. However the Caps fought back to tie the game in regulation, but lost in the shootout with Pavelski notching the only SO goal.
First period belonged to the Sharks, with the two Sharks players making their season debut doing all the scoring. Matt Irwin notched two goals, John Scott with one (his third career goal). This resulted in starter Holtby being pulled and Peters making his Capitals debut less than half way through the period. Sharks won 72% of faceoffs in the period.
And the game went downhill for the Sharks from there. Second period was mainly Caps, with the Sharks holding on to a 4-3 lead by the end. Third period saw the Caps come back and the score was tied at 5-5. OT resolved nothing.
In the shootout, Pavelski scored in the only goal on either side.
Sharks still need to be concerned with consistency through 60 minutes (so they don’t have to go beyond regulation).
Sharks Centric News
Sharks news
- SanJoseSharks 4:47pm via TweetDeck John Scott is trending Worldwide. #SJSharks
- Highlights
- SharksStats 7:00pm via Twitter Web Client Joe Pavelski with his 30th career shootout goal, his 11th shootout winner.
- SharksStats 7:04pm via Twitter Web Client John Scott with his 3rd goal in 237 career games. All 3 have been in road games decided in the shootout.
- SharksStats 7:07pm via Twitter Web Client Scott Hannan became the 3rd Sharks draft pick to play in 1,000 NHL games (Ray Whitney, Patrick Marleau).
- SharksStats 7:09pm via Twitter Web Client Hannan 13th to reach 1,000 games while with the Sharks. Per @EliasSports, only Detroit (15) has had more such players since 1991-92.
- jasondemers5 7:15pm via Twitter for iPhone Was an honor playing with the big guy for his 1000th game! #scotthannan #legend pic.twitter.com/5v22LQFUjG
- SharksStats 7:19pm via Twitter Web Client Ovechkin’s 2nd career two-goal game against the Sharks (Oct. 15, 2009 at Washington).
- Post game videos
-
Scott Hannan plays 1000th game
San Jose Mercury News
CSN Bay Area/California
- Game thread
- Sharks’ Hannan reaches milestone of 1000 games played
- CSNAuthentic 7:11pm via Twitter Web Client Instant Replay: #SJSharks blow lead, beat #Capitals 6-5 in SO bit.ly/1Cj5gPr (via @KKurzCSN) #SharksTalk #NHL pic.twitter.com/96hV19naPa
- KKurzCSN 8:21pm via TweetDeck #SJSharks finding ways to win despite dips in their game. Final gamer from Washington: csnbayarea.com/sharks/sharks-…
Neutral Centric News
NHL
CBS Sports
Kukla’s Korner
National Post
NBC/PHT
- Video: John Scott scores his first (and last?) goal of 14-15
- NHLonNBCSports 7:38pm via TweetDeck The @SanJoseSharks remain UNDEFEATED as they took down the Caps tonight 6-5 in a shootout. #NHLonNBC pic.twitter.com/DvMyDC9F0Z
Puck Daddy
USA Today
Opponent Centric News
Washington Capitals
- washcaps 7:35pm via TweetDeck WATCH: Two goals in his first two games for @GreenLife52. He spoke to media after #CapsSharks. monumentalnetwork.com/videos/mike-gr… pic.twitter.com/DPYCmoRRgS
- VogsCaps 8:12pm via Twitter Web Client GAME RECAP: #Caps Scrape Improbable Point out of 6-5 Shootout Loss to Sharks: dumpnchase.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/10/14/cap…
Washington Post
- Capitals fight back after Braden Holtby is pulled to salvage a point against Sharks
- Caps Insider: Postgame: Capitals reconcile slow start with furious comeback in loss to San Jose
Washington Times
CSN: Washington
- Comeback falls short in 6-5 Capitals loss to Sharks
- Karl Alzner: ‘We stopped feeling sorry for ourselves’
- Trotz: Caps were ‘pass-first’ in ‘shoot-first league’
- Caps waste ‘beast’ of an effort from Ovechkin
SBN: Jasper’s RInk
- Liam O’Brien Wags His Tongue at John Scott
- Capitals vs. Sharks QuickCap: Caps Lose Shootout After Shootout
- Capitals vs. Sharks Recap: Last Shot Wins, Caps Fall in Shootout 6-5
Peerless Prognosticator
- x