San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Live Streaming NHL Online
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Live | San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals | San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Streaming | San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals NHL Live Stream | San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Live Webcast
The Capitals have earned a point in eight of nine games and won two straight after a 3-0 win against rival Pittsburgh on Sunday. Including a 5-2 victory Friday against Tampa Bay, the eight goals in back-to-back games are the most in a two-game stretch for Washington since Dec. 19-21. Washington is three points behind first-place Tampa Bay in the Southeast Division. Alex Ovechkin had a goal and three assists Friday, but he took a hard hit to the knee from the Penguins’ Matt Cooke on Sunday while being held scoreless in a physical battle.
The Sharks and Capitals split two meetings last season, with each winning on home ice. The Sharks are 7-0-1 over their last eight after a six-game losing streak, beating Boston 2-0 on Saturday. They’ve allowed only 2.0 goals per game during that stretch and are 6-1-1 in their last eight on the road, including a pair of shutouts from Antti Niemi. Niemi made 26 saves against the Bruins as the Sharks offense mustered only a season-low 18 shots. Rookie Logan Couture, who missed the previous two games with the flue, scored his 23rd goal, and Devin Setoguchi added an empty-netter. Niemi is 6-0-1 with a 2.09 goals-against average in his last eight starts overall, and he’s 6-1-1 with a 1.47 GAA in his last eight on the road.
