The eyes of the NHL will be on San Jose today as Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals continues his chase for Wayne Gretzky’s goal scoring record. Ovechkin has 886 career goals, single digits away from Gretzky’s career 894 goals. With 18 games remaining in the season for the Capitals’ captain has a chance to break the record this season.
This is game two of the Sharks-Capitals series this season. The Sharks won 2-1 in overtime on Dec. 3 of last year. Despite the loss to the worst team in the league, the Capitals are firmly among the best teams in the league. Washington has 94 points, second only to the Winnipeg Jets in the entire league. While it’s not a sure thing mathematically, it would take an epic meltdown for the Capitals to miss the playoffs. Right now, the team leads the Metropolitan Division, ten points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes.
While Ovechkin leads the team with 33 goals, it’s Dylan Strome who leads in points with 64. In fact, Ovechkin is fifth on the team in scoring behind Strome, Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson. In the net, Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren have shared duties this season. Thompson has a 28-4-5 record and a .916 save percentage. He’s expected to start in the net for the Capitals today.
For the Sharks, look for Zack Ostapchuk to make his debut in teal today. Ostapchuk and Noah Gregor were the two players received from the Ottawa Senators when the Sharks traded Fabian Zetterlund and Tristen Robins to the Senators. Both players will be in the lineup today.
San Jose Sharks lines today
Alexandar Georgiev is expected to start in net today. Ostapchuk is expected to center the fourth line with Patrick Giles centering the third line. Here’s what NHL.com says the Sharks lines are expected to look like today.
Forwards
William Eklund — Macklin Celebrini — Tyler Toffoli
Collin Graf — Alexander Wennberg — Will Smith
Noah Gregor — Patrick Giles — Ty Dellandrea
Carl Grundstrom — Zack Ostapchuk — Barclay Goodrow
Defense
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhmamadullin
Jimmy Schuldt — Vincent Desharnais
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Timothy Liljegren
Goaltenders
Alexandar Georgiev
Georgi Romanov
Washington Capitals lines vs. San Jose Sharks today
Ovechkin will play on the top line with Strome and Protas. Dubois will center the second line. As we said previously, Thompson is expected to start in the net. Here’s what NHL.com reports the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller — Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier
Defense
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Goaltenders
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
How to watch the Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks March 15, 2025
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Capitals fans can watch the game on MNMT or listen on 106.7 THE FAN or Caps Radio.
The puck drops at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET at SAP Center.
