[5] WAS Capitals 2-0 SJ Sharks [6] 2017-12-29 15:00
Stadium: SAP Center at San Jose Round: 1
Home Manager: Peter DeBoer Away Manager: Barry Trotz
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/12/05 00:00 | SJ Sharks v WAS Capitals | W | 1-4 |
| NHL | 2017/03/10 03:30 | WAS Capitals v SJ Sharks | L | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2016/11/09 00:00 | SJ Sharks v WAS Capitals | L | 3-0 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/29 00:30 | BOS Bruins v WAS Capitals | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/28 01:00 | WAS Capitals v NY Rangers | L | 0-1 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 01:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | L | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/23 02:00 | WAS Capitals v ARZ Coyotes | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 01:30 | WAS Capitals v DAL Stars | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 01:00 | ANA Ducks v WAS Capitals | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | W | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 00:00 | COL Avalanche v WAS Capitals | W | 2-5 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/29 03:30 | CGY Flames v SJ Sharks | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 03:00 | LA Kings v SJ Sharks | W | 0-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/22 03:30 | VAN Canucks v SJ Sharks | W | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/19 02:00 | SJ Sharks v EDM Oilers | L | 3-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/16 03:00 | SJ Sharks v VAN Canucks | L | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 02:00 | SJ Sharks v CGY Flames | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/11 02:00 | MIN Wild v SJ Sharks | L | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/10 03:00 | OTT Senators v SJ Sharks | W | 0-5 |