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Washington Capitals 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 1. Shots on goal: WSH 30, CBJ 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 0-0 CBJ; P2 WSH 1-0 CBJ; P3 WSH 4-1 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P2 18:19 John Carlson (assists: Connor McMichael, Hendrix Lapierre) to make it WSH 1-0 CBJ; P3 01:36 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 2-0 CBJ; P3 02:40 Justin Sourdif (assists: Ryan Leonard, Logan Thompson) to make it WSH 3-0 CBJ; P3 10:20 Denton Mateychuk (assists: Sean Monahan, Dmitri Voronkov) to make it WSH 3-1 CBJ; P3 15:39 Tom Wilson (assists: Ethen Frank, John Carlson) to make it WSH 4-1 CBJ; P3 16:37 Connor McMichael (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas) to make it WSH 5-1 CBJ. Top skaters: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; John Carlson (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Connor McMichael (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Tom Wilson (WSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Logan Thompson (WSH) 34 saves on 35, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 25 saves on 30, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:15 TOI
Goals · WSH
John Carlson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 25:43 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
34 saves on 35 shots (.971) · W
Season highs
Jakob Chychrun · Season-high 6 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 4 largest lead P3 16:37 (WSH 5, CBJ 1) · 3-0 run, P2 18:19–P3 2:40
CBJ 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 18:19 John Carlson (Connor McMichael, Hendrix Lapierre) WSH · slap shot · WSH 1, CBJ 0
  • P3 1:36 Alex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, CBJ 0
  • P3 2:40 Justin Sourdif (Ryan Leonard, Logan Thompson) WSH · snap shot · WSH 3, CBJ 0
  • P3 10:20 Denton Mateychuk (Sean Monahan, Dmitri Voronkov) CBJ · wrist shot · WSH 3, CBJ 1
  • P3 15:39 Tom Wilson (Ethen Frank, John Carlson) WSH · Power play · backhand shot · WSH 4, CBJ 1
  • P3 16:37 Connor McMichael (Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas) WSH · Power play · bat shot · WSH 5, CBJ 1

Linescore

123 T
WSH 014 5
CBJ 001 1

Shots on goal: WSH 30, CBJ 35

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHCBJ
30Shots on goal35
56Shot attempts63
25Faceoff wins22
23Hits25
11Blocked shots7
2Power-play goals0
3Takeaways4
18Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes9
97.1%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1221630
CBJ12101335

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals5 G · 44 attempts
Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: saved (slap)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netJohn Carlson: goal (slap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: goal (wrist)Justin Sourdif: goal (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: goal (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (tip-in)Connor McMichael: goal (bat)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Declan Chisholm: saved (slap)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 25Saved57% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net32% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets1 G · 54 attempts
Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netErik Gudbranson: missed the netKent Johnson: saved (backhand)Adam Fantilli: saved (backhand)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Mathieu Olivier: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Dmitri Voronkov: missed the netIsac Lundeström: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (backhand)Boone Jenner: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netSean Monahan: saved (snap)Kent Johnson: saved (slap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: missed the netKent Johnson: missed the netSean Monahan: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: saved (tip-in)Boone Jenner: saved (backhand)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Mathieu Olivier: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Zachary Aston-Reese: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netDenton Mateychuk: goal (wrist)Ivan Provorov: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (snap)Sean Monahan: saved (slap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 34Saved63% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
John Carlson D 112+130125:43
Alex Ovechkin L 112+132018:15
Connor McMichael C 112020014:45
Tom Wilson R 101+121020:29
Justin Sourdif R 101+115009:52
Aliaksei Protas C 011+100217:51
Dylan Strome C 011+110017:33
Ryan Leonard R 011020012:31
Ethen Frank C 011011112:18
Hendrix Lapierre C 011051011:37
Jakob Chychrun D 000+162025:19
Martin Fehérváry D 000+102221:54
Matt Roy D 000+111318:33
Declan Chisholm D 000010015:16
Nic Dowd C 000011014:28
Brandon Duhaime R 000014113:41
Anthony Beauvillier L 000+103013:05
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000000110:50
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 343597.1160:00
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Denton Mateychuk D 101012018:25
Sean Monahan C 011+140018:09
Dmitri Voronkov L 011+113016:45
Zach Werenski D 000041124:33
Ivan Provorov D 000-121124:16
Kirill Marchenko R 000+141019:06
Damon Severson D 000-114117:35
Erik Gudbranson D 000-100017:24
Adam Fantilli C 000-120015:29
Charlie Coyle C 000-122015:09
Boone Jenner C 000-114314:50
Kent Johnson C 000-120014:40
Mathieu Olivier R 000-133014:11
Cole Sillinger C 000-121013:47
Isac Lundeström C 000-111113:28
Dante Fabbro D 000-101012:46
Zachary Aston-Reese C 000-111011:47
Egor Chinakhov R 000-140009:03
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 253083.3559:37

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