National Hockey League

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Washington Capitals 3
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Columbus Blue Jackets 2
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Match Report

Backstrom's late goal lifts Capitals over Blue Jackets, 3-2

Nicklas Backstrom scored the winning goal with 43 seconds left, Braden Holtby made 37 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/3/26 vs Dallas Stars L 5-6 NHL
11/1/26 vs Minnesota Wild L 1-5 NHL
10/29/26 @ Nashville Predators W 4-3 NHL
10/28/26 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 NHL
10/24/26 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 NHL
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Team Stats

WSH CBJ
14
Blocked Shots
13
13
Hits
33
3
Takeaways
7
25
Shots
39
1
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
100.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
26
51.9
Faceoff Win Percent
48.1
3
Giveaways
1
4
Total Penalties
2
11
Penalty Minutes
7

Head to Head

WSH leads series 2-0

WSH Last 5 matchups CBJ
  1. 1 Final 2018-02-27 @ CBJ 5
  2. 4 Final 2018-02-10 @ WSH 2
  3. 3 Final 2018-02-07 @ CBJ 2
  4. 4 Final 2017-12-03 @ WSH 3

Injuries

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Sean Monahan Day-To-Day
  • Dmitri Voronkov Day-To-Day

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

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