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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, December 21, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals 3 40-31-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 27-43-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 0 1 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 11 5 6 32
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 16 11 2 36

Three stars

  1. A. Mantha, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. E. Chinakhov, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:24 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (8) Alex Ovechkin (14), John Carlson (16) Power play WSH 1, CBJ 0
2nd 15:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (3) Emil Bemstrom (5), Johnny Gaudreau (15) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 1
2nd 17:24 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (9) Aliaksei Protas (12), John Carlson (17) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 1
3rd 12:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (9) Dmitri Voronkov (11), Erik Gudbranson (9) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 2
OT 04:07 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (6) Dylan Strome (7), John Carlson (18) Power play WSH 3, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 32 36
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 9 11
Blocked shots 15 21
Giveaways 2 3
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 31/57 (54.4%) 26/57 (45.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 -1 0 7 1 0 1 21:08
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 55.6% 21:36
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 13:36
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 61.1% 17:21
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 57.1% 10:28
39 A. Mantha R 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 14:49
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 19:18
45 M. Phillips R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:11
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17:38
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:36
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 45.5% 14:41
96 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 100% 18:29
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 17:40
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 15:28
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20:06
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:14
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 19:17
74 J. Carlson D 0 3 3 +1 0 3 0 4 0 26:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 36 34 2 .944 64:07 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 38.5% 17:08
7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 33.3% 09:53
10 D. Voronkov L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 38.9% 16:34
11 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 58.8% 20:10
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 20:05
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 05:43
17 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 40% 18:28
42 A. Texier L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 08:19
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 4 0 15:26
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 19:15
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 19:22
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:59
2 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:24
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 +1 0 8 0 1 0 25:02
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:58
22 J. Bean D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 16:18
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 5 0 22:52
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 18:03
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 32 29 3 .906 64:07 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:20 Washington Capitals Beck Malenstyn Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 17:02 Columbus Blue Jackets David Jiricek Interference 2
2nd 06:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexandre Texier Tripping 2
OT 02:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Elvis Merzlikins Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Sgarbossa, Alexander Alexeyev, Connor McMichael
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Mathieu Olivier, Daniil Tarasov, Nick Blankenburg

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 9 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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