Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Monday, December 9, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 33-22-15
at Washington Capitals 2 41-20-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 3 5
Washington Capitals 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 6 12 38
Washington Capitals 6 15 18 39

Three stars

  1. J. Korpisalo, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  2. C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (6) Gustav Nyquist (12), Alexandre Texier (3) Even strength CBJ 1, WSH 0
2nd 06:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray (2) Eric Robinson (1) Even strength CBJ 2, WSH 0
3rd 00:40 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (21) Dmitry Orlov (11), Nicklas Backstrom (15) Even strength CBJ 2, WSH 1
3rd 06:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Riley Nash (2) Alexander Wennberg (8) Even strength CBJ 3, WSH 1
3rd 10:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand (7) Sonny Milano (8), Seth Jones (13) Even strength CBJ 4, WSH 1
3rd 17:54 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (5) Alex Ovechkin (12), Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) Even strength CBJ 4, WSH 2
3rd 18:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (7) Joonas Korpisalo (1) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 5, WSH 2

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 38 39
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 20 27
Blocked shots 17 11
Giveaways 9 6
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 27/64 (42.2%) 37/64 (57.8%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 10:21
Number 13 C. Atkinson R 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 0 17:00
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 15:08
Number 18 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 41.7% 16:05
Number 20 R. Nash C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 75% 08:03
Number 22 S. Milano L 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 16:49
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 +2 2 6 1 0 15:30
Number 38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 42.3% 20:17
Number 42 A. Texier L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 36.4% 13:28
Number 50 E. Robinson L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 05:47
Number 71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 2 57.1% 18:48
Number 77 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 6 1 19:51
Number 2 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 2 11:41
Number 3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 25:58
Number 27 R. Murray D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 22:41
Number 44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 14:45
Number 46 D. Kukan D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:40
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 22:15
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo 39 37 2 .949 59:53 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 0 0 6 9 1 20:22
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 13:30
Number 14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 0 100% 12:50
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 1 53.3% 19:13
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 63.2% 19:00
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 08:32
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 0 55.6% 08:08
Number 28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 07:31
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 5 2 33.3% 19:12
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 14:03
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 66.7% 16:35
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 61.5% 18:19
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 19:08
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 17:18
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 3 19:45
Number 33 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:32
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17:18
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 23:55
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 37 33 4 .892 58:49 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:28 Washington Capitals Braden Holtby Tripping 2
1st 09:19 Washington Capitals Richard Panik Charging 2
1st 09:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Hooking 2
2nd 12:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand Interference 2
2nd 15:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Pierre-Luc Dubois Hooking 2
2nd 18:31 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Tripping 2
3rd 03:28 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Tripping 2
3rd 15:09 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Jake Brenk, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Trent Knorr
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Scott Harrington, Emil Bemstrom
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd

2019-2020 season series

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Sources and further reading

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