The Dallas Stars look to extend their points streak to nine games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Friday.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to extend his record to 911 career goals, Riley Leonard had four points and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks

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.

The move did little to inspire or wake up the Sharks, as Ovechkin, playing in what might be his final game in San Jose, scored his second goal, again from right beside the Sharks’ net, for a 5-0 Capitals lead at the 2:41 mark of the second.

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Beyond filling more seats at SAP Center, the Sharks are seeing double-digit percentage increases across television viewership, merchandise sales and food and beverage revenue, with one executive crediting a significantly higher marketing budget and social media strategy.

When the Capitals visited San Jose in March of last season, Ovechkin scored his 34th goal of the year and the 887th of his illustrious career in what became a 5-1 win over the Sharks.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin had a big night on Wednesday against the Sharks, as he gets closer to breaking another Wayne Gretzky record.

After Friday’s game in Dallas, the Sharks’ five-game road trip continues with stops in Carolina, Philadelphia, Toronto and Pittsburgh. The Sharks have worked hard to put themselves near the playoff cutline, but things can go off the rails quickly if their details are off.

Ovechkin started the scoring with a putback of a Roy shot at 8:25. Sonny Milano made it 2-0 at 10:05, converting a Declan Chisholm feed 10 seconds after a Hendrix Lapierre face-off win in the offensive zone. The Sharks unsuccessfully challenged the Milano goal, putting the Caps on the power play.

SAN JOSE — Ryan Leonard knows what’s expected of him. The Washington Capitals rookie can roll off the clichés of a typical hockey interview with ease. It’s always about the team. Leonard is just happy to be here. All he wants is to keep helping the team win.

Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini is in the midst of some all-time legendary company as his full-fledged NHL breakout continues.