Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

35-21-7, 14-12-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	0	1
Blue Jackets CBJ	4	0	1	5

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

32-26-5, 19-11-2 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	20:42	3:41	0:31	16:30	11	9	55.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:28	0:00	2:26	7:02	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:57	1:24	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:26	0:00	0:00	7:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	14:30	1:48	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:18	1:22	1:40	12:16	5	9	35.7
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	19:29	3:35	0:00	15:54	3	8	27.3
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	19	18:29	3:39	0:11	14:39	1	1	50.0
1	0	-2	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	22:08	4:36	0:04	17:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	8:47	0:00	0:33	8:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:37	0:00	2:08	10:29	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	16:34	0:27	2:19	13:48	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	24	22:44	3:36	2:05	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:59	0:21	0:04	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	21	18:04	0:00	0:04	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:22	0:06	3:10	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	27	21:57	1:27	2:07	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	1	0	18	16:13	0:00	2:22	13:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	0	18	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	38:52	0
16	4	12	.750	0	0	0	0	0	19:28	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#77
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Matt CalvertM. Calvert#11
Brandon DubinskyB. Dubinsky#17
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#18
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Mark LetestuM. Letestu#55
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#22
Artemi PanarinA. Panarin#9
Lukas SedlakL. Sedlak#45
Alexander WennbergA. Wennberg#10
defensemen
Ian ColeI. Cole#23
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#7
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Ryan MurrayR. Murray#27
David SavardD. Savard#58
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	25	17:41	2:09	0:59	14:33	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	28	20:09	2:46	2:07	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	15:57	2:09	0:00	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	10	0	1	0	5	3:25	0:01	0:00	3:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	15:26	0:01	1:39	13:46	10	5	66.7
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:24	2:46	0:00	15:38	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	4	1	1	21	15:59	0:00	1:17	14:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:13	2:09	3:00	8:04	10	5	66.7
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:31	2:10	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:09	2:46	0:00	16:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	8:26	0:00	0:00	8:26	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:21	2:38	1:04	11:39	7	6	53.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:48	0:00	1:52	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	21:39	0:09	1:55	19:35	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	24	19:30	2:38	1:16	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	28	20:43	0:01	1:36	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:21	0:00	3:27	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	18:12	2:17	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	0	1
	Blue Jackets	4	0	1	5

1st Period		WSH	CBJ
5:31	Artemi Panarin (18) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Seth Jones (30), Cam Atkinson (12)	0	1
6:57	Alex Ovechkin (39) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (39), T.J. Oshie (22)	1	1
7:53	Sonny Milano (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alexander Wennberg (18), Seth Jones (31)	1	2
14:32	Mark Letestu (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Calvert (11), Lukas Sedlak (4)	1	3
18:17	Seth Jones (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Cam Atkinson (13), Artemi Panarin (34)	1	4

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			WSH	CBJ
17:18		Cam Atkinson (12) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	1	5

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-1

Blue Jackets
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

3/12

Capitals
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

7/2

Blue Jackets
2
Capitals
4

Game 3

10/2

Capitals
1
Blue Jackets
5

Game 4

27/2

Nationwide Arena

12:00 AM, 27 February 2018

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 17,386

Referees:
Kevin Pollock
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Lonnie Cameron

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Matthew Tkachuk is back on the ice with the Panthers, appearing at practice on Sunday for the first time this season.

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve

The Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, who is second among NHL defensemen with 14 goals and 40 points, has been put on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Avalanche host the Kings after Necas' 2-goal game

Los Angeles Kings (16-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (28-2-7, in the Central Division)

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Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-1

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve

Avalanche host the Kings after Necas' 2-goal game