NHL

Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals
3-1-1
Final
4 - 2
Columbus Blue Jackets
3-3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:14 Beck Malenstyn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Riley Sutter (2), Alexander Alexeyev (1)
Goal 1st Period 12:04 Aliaksei Protas Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Chase Priskie (1)
Goal 2nd Period 1:25 Brendan Gaunce Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 14:55 Riley Sutter Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (1)
Goal 3rd Period 17:51 Hendrix Lapierre Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 18:51 Marcus Bjork Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Stefan Matteau (1)

Statistics

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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 Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brendan Gaunce, C Out Dec 18
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Leonard, RW Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 11,491 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 9 40 6
Washington 18 11 40 4
New Jersey 19 14 39 1
Pittsburgh 14 9 37 9
NY Rangers 16 15 36 4
Columbus 14 13 34 6
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