Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
· National Hockey League
<span id="gameStatus" class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
6 - 2
6 - 2
Regular Season Series
WSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:19 | Goal scored by Johnny Gaudreau assisted by Emil Bemstrom |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:51 | Goal scored by T.J. Oshie assisted by Nick Jensen and Dmitry Orlov |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:15 | Goal scored by Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:59 | Goal scored by Gavin Bayreuther assisted by Adam Boqvist and Emil Bemstrom |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:20 | Goal scored by Martin Fehervary assisted by Dylan Strome and Alexander Alexeyev |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:57 | Goal scored by Garnet Hathaway assisted by Anthony Mantha and Aliaksei Protas |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:41 | Goal scored by T.J. Oshie assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:05 | Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov (PPG) |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CBJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 16 | Hits | 14 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 37 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 17 |
| 65.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 34.7 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 6 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Sandin, D | Out | Apr 22 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Out | Apr 16 |
| Charlie Lindgren, G | Out | Apr 14 |
Game Information
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 17,924 | Capacity:
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 17,924 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina | 53 | 22 | 113 | 7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh | 41 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia | 43 | 27 | 98 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington | 43 | 30 | 95 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus | 40 | 30 | 92 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders | 43 | 34 | 91 | 5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey | 42 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |