SAN JOSE – Forward Will Smith – still just 20 years old – is enjoying a solid sophomore year in the NHL and is already up to 12 goals this season as the Sharks get set to host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

At some point during the game at SAP Center, Smith will come across Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, who has also scored a dozen times this season. The only difference is that Ovechkin is twice Smith’s age.

“Yeah, it’s crazy,” Smith said of the 40-year-old Ovechkin, who has 909 career NHL goals. “Being that age, being able to score that many goals, and especially in his career, it’s pretty crazy, and it’s cool to see.”

Now it’s a matter of whether this will be the last time Sharks fans will get to see Ovechkin play in San Jose, outs

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