Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 on Thursday, October 5, 2023 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals	4	40-31-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	27-43-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	0	2	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	17	8	13	38
Columbus Blue Jackets	5	11	6	22

Three stars

C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
R. Sutter, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Martin, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:14	Washington Capitals	Beck Malenstyn (1)	Riley Sutter (2), Alexander Alexeyev (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st	12:04	Washington Capitals	Aliaksei Protas (1)	Chase Priskie (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd	01:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brendan Gaunce (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, CBJ 1
3rd	14:55	Washington Capitals	Riley Sutter (1)	Connor McMichael (1)	Shorthanded	WSH 3, CBJ 1
3rd	17:51	Washington Capitals	Hendrix Lapierre (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, CBJ 1
3rd	18:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Marcus Bjork (1)	Stefan Matteau (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Washington Capitals	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	38	22
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	7
Hits	17	22
Blocked shots	20	10
Giveaways	4	9
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	21/45 (46.7%)	24/45 (53.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		17:29
Number 21 A. Protas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	33.3%	12:59
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	78.6%	15:28
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	27.8%	17:58
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:07
Number 45 M. Phillips	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:44
Number 47 B. Malenstyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	2		11:58
Number 53 E. Frank	R	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	1		12:33
Number 55 A. Limoges	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		11:54
Number 61 R. Sutter	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	2	37.5%	14:27
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		18:08
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	50%	13:01
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		21:28
Number 4 H. Haman Aktell	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		20:40
Number 25 D. McIlrath	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	3	1		16:20
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	4		23:12
Number 46 L. Johansen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		18:30
Number 56 C. Priskie	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1		18:04

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Lindgren	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		16:34
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	54.5%	17:11
Number 19 L. Foudy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:14
Number 21 J. Dunne	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	42.9%	13:33
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	+1	5	1	3	1		13:28
Number 25 S. Matteau	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		12:20
Number 41 H. McKown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	22.2%	13:24
Number 43 J. Pearson	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		14:27
Number 64 T. Fix-Wolansky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		18:46
Number 67 J. Malatesta	L	0	0	0	-3	0	6	0	0		18:29
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1		11:06
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	72.2%	19:24
Number 5 D. Mateychuk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	3		20:45
Number 6 B. Sweezey	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		17:55
Number 23 J. Christiansen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:28
Number 27 A. Boqvist	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0		20:42
Number 47 M. Bjork	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:00
Number 77 N. Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		20:07

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Martin	37	34	3	.919	59:07	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	07:57	Washington Capitals	Alex Limoges	Tripping	2
2nd	19:35	Washington Capitals	Dylan McIlrath	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mathieu Olivier	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Billy Sweezey	Interference	2
3rd	13:50	Washington Capitals	Hardy Haman Aktell	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Referees: Corey Syvret, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brandon Grillo
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Max Pacioretty, John Carlson, Nic Dowd, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Joel Edmundson, Tom Wilson, Sergey Kostenko, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano, Dylan Strome, Nick Leivermann, Martin Fehérváry, Rasmus Sandin, Mitchell Gibson, Joe Snively, Henrik Rybinski, Bogdan Trineyev, Garin Bjorklund, Hunter Shepard, Oskar Magnusson, David Gucciardi, Brent Johnson, Vincent Iorio, Haakon Hanelt, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Ryan Hofer, Brett Hyland, Ryan Chesley, Jake Karabela, Alexander Suzdalev, Clay Stevenson, Ludwig Persson, Pierrick Dube, Cam Allen, Andrew Cristall, Ryan Leonard, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sergei Mozyakin, Erik Gudbranson, Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Kuraly, Boone Jenner, Damon Severson, Peter Quenneville, Elvis Merzlikins, Zach Werenski, Ivan Provorov, Patrik Laine, Andrew Peeke, Jake Bean, Justin Danforth, Alexandre Texier, Daniil Tarasov, Emil Bemstrom, Eric Robinson, Kirill Marchenko, Tyler Angle, Samuel Knazko, Mikael Pyyhtia, Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm, Egor Chinakhov, Kent Johnson, Ben Roger, Corson Ceulemans, Aidan Hreschuk, Guillaume Richard, Cole Sillinger, Stanislav Svozil, Nikolai Makarov, Martin Rysavy, Cameron Butler, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Kirill Dolzhenkov, David Jiricek, Jordan Dumais, James Fisher, Sergei Ivanov, Sean McGurn, Nolan Lalonde, Jakin Smallwood, Gavin Brindley, Adam Fantilli, Tyler Peddle, Luca Pinelli, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Melvin Strahl, Oiva Keskinen, Kocha Delic, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Nicholas Deangelis, Gunner Kinniburgh

2023-2024 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 7, 2023

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