Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals

11-9-3, 6-6-2 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

12-9-2, 7-5-1 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
Miles WoodM. Wood#11
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
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	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	16	11:53	0:00	1:03	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	16:19	0:42	0:00	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	16:25	0:38	1:28	14:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	-3	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	21:09	3:19	0:01	17:49	5	6	45.5
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	17	12:53	0:00	0:30	12:23	4	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:13	3:19	0:00	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:17	0:00	0:51	11:26	4	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:22	3:18	1:28	12:36	8	7	53.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	6	4:49	0:00	0:00	4:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:42	0:41	0:25	15:36	1	2	33.3
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:13	3:22	0:00	12:51	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:32	0:00	0:27	13:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	12:52	0:00	0:25	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	17:21	0:00	1:30	15:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:10	0:33	2:23	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	27	26:44	1:27	3:28	21:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	24	20:54	0:41	0:50	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	17:36	2:00	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	5	26	.839	21	3	2	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:11	0:22	2:19	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	11:39	0:00	0:31	11:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:20	0:20	0:00	12:00	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:21	0:00	0:00	12:21	0	3	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	20	15:50	1:53	0:13	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	14:22	0:22	1:43	12:17	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	14	10:18	0:22	0:00	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:35	3:31	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	18:34	0:00	2:09	16:25	1	0	100.0
0	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:07	0:00	0:00	14:07	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	17:51	3:31	0:10	14:10	7	4	63.6
1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	19	17:39	3:31	0:58	13:10	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:41	1:38	1:17	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	17	16:31	0:02	0:10	16:19	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	4	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	24:54	3:31	0:00	21:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	17:54	0:00	1:29	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	21	20:40	0:00	2:31	18:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	18:33	0:22	2:30	15:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	1	22	.957	20	2	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	1	3	1	5

1st Period			CBJ	WSH
6:05		Jakob Chychrun (7) Assists: Ryan Leonard (6), Hendrix Lapierre (5)	0	1

2nd Period		WSH
16:29	Tom Wilson (12) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (8), Justin Sourdif (2)	2
19:45	Jakob Chychrun (8) (Power Play) Assists: Tom Wilson (11)	3
19:57	John Carlson (5) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Justin Sourdif (3)	4

3rd Period			CBJ	WSH
4:05		Martin Fehervary (2) Assists: Connor McMichael (9), John Carlson (16)	0	5
5:50		Denton Mateychuk (5) Assists: Brendan Gaunce (1), Jake Christiansen (1)	1	5

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Capitals
5
Blue Jackets
1

Game 1

10/24

Blue Jackets
1
Capitals
5

Game 2

11/24

Blue Jackets
Capitals

Game 3

12/7

ESPN+

Capitals
Blue Jackets

Game 4

4/14

ESPN

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, November 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Attendance: 17,337

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	6	2	30
New Jersey	14	7	1	29
NY Islanders	13	8	2	28
Washington	12	9	2	26
Pittsburgh	10	6	5	25
Philadelphia	11	7	3	25
Columbus	11	9	3	25
NY Rangers	11	11	2	24

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