Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Monday, March 28, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
12 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
| Washington Capitals |
13 |
8 |
19 |
40 |
Three stars
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
16:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (22) |
John Carlson (26), Nate Schmidt (14) |
Even strength |
CBJ 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
18:06 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cam Atkinson (27) |
Gregory Campbell (8), Rene Bourque (5) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
03:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (7) |
Mike Richards (2), Daniel Winnik (12) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
14:26 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (24) |
Matt Niskanen (25), Nicklas Backstrom (47) |
Power play |
CBJ 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
17:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (20) |
Matt Niskanen (26), Jason Chimera (20) |
Even strength, Empty net |
CBJ 1, WSH 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
40 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
18 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/60 (45%) |
33/60 (55%) |
Box score
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:32 |
| Number 11 M. Calvert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 13 C. Atkinson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 17 B. Dubinsky |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
44% |
18:24 |
| Number 18 R. Bourque |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:01 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 25 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
14:18 |
| Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
09:25 |
| Number 41 A. Wennberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:47 |
| Number 43 S. Hartnell |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 71 N. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:36 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:56 |
| Number 27 R. Murray |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:36 |
| Number 29 C. Goloubef |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 46 D. Kukan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:49 |
| Number 47 D. Prout |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:58 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 72 S. Bobrovsky |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
59:50 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
13:05 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:20 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
17:00 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:36 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:58 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
17:56 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
15:53 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:58 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
15:47 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:14 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:10 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
22 |
21 |
1 |
.955 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:55 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cody Goloubef |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:39 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:29 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Scott Hartnell |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:18 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Brandon Dubinsky |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- John Tortorella
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Fedor Tyutin, Curtis McElhinney, David Clarkson, Jared Boll
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
2015-2016 season series
Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
1
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 30, 2015
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Columbus Blue Jackets
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 2, 2016
|
|
Washington Capitals
6
at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 19, 2016
|
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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
Other NHL games on Mar 28
Other NHL games on Monday, March 28, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Buffalo Sabres
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
0
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Calgary Flames
5
 at Arizona Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at San Jose Sharks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 28, 2016
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