Overview
- The Capitals routed San Jose 7-1 at SAP Center on Dec. 4, stretching their winning streak to six and reaching 36 points to lead the East.
- Alex Ovechkin scored twice, giving him 14 goals this season and 911 in his career.
- Rookie Ryan Leonard posted two goals and two assists, the first four-point game by a Capitals rookie since Nicklas Backstrom in 2008.
- OptaSTATS reported Washington as the first NHL team to feature multi-goal games from a 40-or-older player and a 20-or-younger player in the same contest.
- Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov was pulled after four goals on 12 shots, and coach Ryan Warsofsky called the result a reality check; Washington was without John Carlson and Justin Sourdif, while Nic Dowd returned.