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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 40-30-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 4 6 11 21
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 9 8 28

Three stars

  1. C. Stevenson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (13) Mason Marchment (26), Danton Heinen (6) Even strength WSH 0, CBJ 1
2nd 10:46 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier (15) Trevor van Riemsdyk (11) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 1
3rd 15:53 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (26) Tom Wilson (32), Alex Ovechkin (32) Power play WSH 2, CBJ 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 21 28
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 14 3
Blocked shots 11 16
Giveaways 13 23
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 24/45 (53.3%) 21/45 (46.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 18:48
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 16:05
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 16:42
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 16:30
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:01
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 16:26
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37.5% 13:18
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 16:05
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:39
62 I. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 16:06
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:36
72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:50
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:58
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:05
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:17
44 C. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 19:54
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 13:04
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:03
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
33 C. Stevenson 28 27 1 .964 59:37 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 45.5% 18:48
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 14:01
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 09:56
17 M. Marchment L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 16:15
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 53.8% 21:17
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:39
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 14:40
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 3 0 36.4% 14:12
43 D. Heinen L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 10:45
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:36
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19:00
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 10:51
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 10:11
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:16
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 25:59
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 1 0 24:07
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19:35
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 18:41
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 21 19 2 .905 58:24 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 06:50 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 19:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Slashing 2
3rd 02:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment Hooking 2
3rd 14:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Charlie Lindgren, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Rasmus Sandin, Declan Chisholm, Ethen Frank
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Egor Zamula, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 14

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 0 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Utah Mammoth 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at St. Louis Blues 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/OT Game page

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