Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Monday, September 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Monday, September 30, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals	3	51-22-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	40-33-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	2	0	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	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	9	15	2	26
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	9	10	26

Three stars

P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Mateychuk, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:49	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd (1)	Brandon Duhaime (1), Taylor Raddysh (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st	07:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Denton Mateychuk (2)	Kirill Marchenko (3), Sean Monahan (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CBJ 1
2nd	00:48	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (1)	Trevor van Riemsdyk (2), Pierre-Luc Dubois (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, CBJ 1
2nd	19:59	Washington Capitals	Pierre-Luc Dubois (1)	Tom Wilson (2), Ivan Miroshnichenko (1)	Power play	WSH 3, CBJ 1
3rd	14:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Luca Del Bel Belluz (1)	James van Riemsdyk (1), Jake Christiansen (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, 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	26	26
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	10
Hits	18	19
Blocked shots	18	12
Giveaways	29	16
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	27/49 (55.1%)	22/49 (44.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:30
Number 15 S. Milano	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 16 T. Raddysh	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:27
Number 21 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:11
Number 22 B. Duhaime	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		16:36
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	12:41
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:52
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	3	0	45.5%	15:36
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	61.5%	15:55
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0		15:35
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2	0		13:51
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	65%	16:45
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		21:35
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:51
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		21:28
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	5	0		21:24
Number 52 D. McIlrath	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:43
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 48 L. Thompson	26	24	2	.923	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 12 O. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	44.4%	12:36
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		17:18
Number 23 S. Monahan	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	38.1%	21:13
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		20:36
Number 41 H. McKown	C	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	80%	07:14
Number 45 G. Brindley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:36
Number 64 T. Fix-Wolansky	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		11:48
Number 65 L. Del Bel Belluz	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	50%	16:55
Number 67 J. Malatesta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:45
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	13:04
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0		18:38
Number 91 K. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:18
Number 2 J. Christiansen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		18:34
Number 5 D. Mateychuk	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1		14:13
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		26:18
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		22:05
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3		12:36
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		21:28

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Tarasov	26	23	3	.885	56:14	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	10:26	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Interference	2
2nd	13:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Damon Severson	Holding	2
2nd	19:28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kirill Marchenko	Boarding	2
2nd	19:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Erik Gudbranson	High sticking	2
3rd	05:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Hunter McKown	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Hunter McKown	Roughing	2
3rd	05:58	Washington Capitals	Brandon Duhaime	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dean Evason
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: James Tobias, Tommy Hughes
Washington Capitals scratches: Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Aaron Ness, Garrett Roe, Brad Hunt, Luke Philp, Andrew Mangiapane, Dylan Strome, Ethan Bear, Spencer Smallman, Jakob Chychrun, Matthew Strome, Nick Leivermann, Dmitry Osipov, Logan Day, Tyler Weiss, Hunter Shepard, Brennan Saulnier, David Gucciardi, Brent Johnson, Haakon Hanelt, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Brett Hyland, Justin Nachbaur, Ryan Chesley, Mason Beaupit, Andrew Cristall, Ryan Leonard, Grant Cruikshank, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller, Jonathan McDonald, Terik Parascak, Cole Hutson, Nicholas Kempf, Petr Sikora, Miroslav Satan, Hudson Thornton, Kyler Kupka
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jack Johnson, Sean Kuraly, Stefan Matteau, Peter Quenneville, Dylan Gambrell, Mathieu Olivier, Justin Danforth, Curtis Hall, Jordan Harris, Dmitri Voronkov, Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm, Egor Chinakhov, Aidan Hreschuk, Guillaume Richard, Cole Sillinger, Jake Gaudet, Max McCue, Nikolai Makarov, Martin Rysavy, Jet Greaves, Kirill Dolzhenkov, Pano Fimis, David Jiricek, Jordan Dumais, James Fisher, Sergei Ivanov, Nolan Collins, Jacob Oster, Pavel Cajan, Sam Alfano, Justin Pearson, Adam Fantilli, Tyler Peddle, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Melvin Strahl, Oiva Keskinen, Nicholas Sima, Nicholas Deangelis, Luca Marrelli, Cayden Lindstrom, Charlie Elick, Tanner Henricks, Evan Gardner, Luke Ashton, Mael Lavigne, Jack Van Volsen, Conor Walton

2024-2025 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Sep 30, 2024

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