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 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 Sharks are starting to believe. Beating one of the best teams of the East, actually tops in points percentage, the Washington Capitals, 2-1 in overtime, will give you that feeling. “That’s a big confidence booster — not only the results,

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.

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.

Going into Tuesday's contest, the Capitals had seen their power play take a major step forward. The man advantage was surging over this latest stretch, with D.C. managing power-play goals in five straight games — despite missing Alex Ovechkin — and eight of the last nine contests overall.

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 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.