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San Jose Sharks v Washington Capitals: head to head | Lineball
Washington Capitals edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 40 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
San Jose Sharks lead the head to head 27–13 from 40 meetings since 1999.
2026-27: San Jose Sharks 7–11, Washington Capitals 8–6. Washington Capitals have the better margin, +0.1 a game to -1.1.
Last five: San Jose Sharks 1 win, Washington Capitals 3. San Jose Sharks are on a 4-game losing run.
San Jose Sharks average more power play goals per game: 0.8 to 0.6.
Washington Capitals average more blocked shots per game: 16.7 to 14.3.
San Jose Sharks average more giveaways per game: 18 to 15.8.
San Jose Sharks’ biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 2015-16, by 5.
Washington Capitals’ biggest win in the rivalry: 7–1 in 2025-26, by 6.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
2740 games since 199913
16 Jan 2026 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonSan Jose Sharks 3Washington Capitals 2
4 Dec 2025 · SAP Center at San JoseSan Jose Sharks 1Washington Capitals 7
16 Mar 2025 · SAP Center at San JoseSan Jose Sharks 1Washington Capitals 5
4 Dec 2024 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonSan Jose Sharks 2Washington Capitals 1
28 Nov 2023 · SAP Center at San JoseSan Jose Sharks 2Washington Capitals 1
30 Oct 2023 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonSan Jose Sharks 1Washington Capitals 3
5 Mar 2023 · SAP Center at San JoseSan Jose Sharks 3Washington Capitals 8
13 Feb 2023 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonSan Jose Sharks 4Washington Capitals 1
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
2.545 totalScored per gameper game3.549 total
3.665 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better3.448 total
27.2490 totalShots totalper game27.6386 total
24.5441 totalHitsper game22.7318 total
14.3257 totalBlocked shotsper game16.7234 total
17,096.1307,730 totalAttendanceper game
17,732.3
248,252 total
48.2867.7 totalFaceoff percentper game48.6680.1 total
28.6515 totalFaceoffs wonper game27.1380 total
18324 totalGiveawaysper game15.8221 total
4.275 totalPenaltiesper game · lower is better4.360 total