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Caps vs. Sharks Recap: Ovechkin’s Hat Trick Not Enough, San Jose Drowns Washington 7-6 in OT

What do sharks have? A killer instinct. And even after one WILD WHIRLWIND of a game, that’s exactly what San Jose demonstrated up to the last second.

So how did it go down?

Here’s Tuesday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Both Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky snapped their goal-scoring droughts.

Minus: The Capitals have now given up fifteen (15) goals in the past two games.

And now, this...

Ten more notes on the game:

1. The Capitals came into Tuesday night’s contest riding the worst kind of amusement park ride: a 5-game losing streak.