SAN JOSE -- Ryan Leonard had two goals and two assists for the Washington Capitals in a 7-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Wednesday.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice, giving him 911 career goals, and Matt Roy had three assists for the Capitals (17-9-2), who have won six straight. Brandon Duhaime had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Strome also scored. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves.

"We get in three in the morning, and some different things are going on with our lineup and playing back to back," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. "It didn't affect our group and the commitment level to how we play and our identity was as good as it could possibly be."

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Pavol Regenda scored for the Sharks (13-12

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