Overview
- Zach Ostapchuk, Collin Graf and Pavol Regenda scored for San Jose after Washington opened through Dylan Strome, with Ryan Leonard pulling one back late.
- Alexander Ovechkin logged 21 minutes with three shots and an assist, bringing his season total to 41 points and his career to 917 regular-season goals, 994 including playoffs.
- San Jose defenseman Dmitry Orlov recorded an assist against his former team.
- Washington has dropped three of its past five games as inconsistency persists.
- San Jose sits at 51 points in 46 games for fourth in the Pacific Division, while Washington has 54 points in 48 games for third in the Metropolitan, with next games at Detroit on Jan. 17 and home to Florida on Jan. 18.