Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
· National Hockey League
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:14 | Beck Malenstyn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Riley Sutter (2), Alexander Alexeyev (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:04 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Chase Priskie (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:25 | Brendan Gaunce Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:55 | Riley Sutter Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:51 | Hendrix Lapierre Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:51 | Marcus Bjork Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Stefan Matteau (1) |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CBJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 17 | Hits | 22 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 38 | Shots | 22 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 46.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.3 |
| 4 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 9 | Penalty Minutes | 7 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Jun 23 |
| Rasmus Sandin, D | Out | Apr 22 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Out | Apr 16 |
| Charlie Lindgren, G | Out | Apr 14 |
| Eriks Mateiko, LW | Out | Jan 13 |
Game Information
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 11,491 | Capacity:
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 11,491 | 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 |